Motorist killed in traffic accident

Motorist killed in traffic accident

JAKARTA (JP): A motorist was killed when his jeep was hit by
two buses yesterday on the Cawang-Tanjung Priok section of the
Jakarta toll road, near the Rawamangun exit in East Jakarta.

The victim, identified as Jura Chiko, died soon after his jeep
caught fire in the collision with AJA and IPJ buses, a police
officer at the Matraman police subprecinct confirmed over the
weekend.

"The jeep, towing a generator, was hit on the left side by the
speeding AJA bus before being hit in the rear by the IPJ. The
jeep then caught fire," the officer said.

Jura, 30, was believed to be unconscious when the jeep burst
into flames, the officer said. "The victim's body was almost
unidentifiable," he added.

Jura worked for popular local comedian Indrodjoyo
Kusumonegoro, whose stage name is Indro Warkop.

Indro said Jura was heading for his house with the generator,
which had just been used by film producer PT Soraya Film in Bogor
on the set of an episode of local Si Manis Jembatan Ancol TV
series.

Indro said Jura, who had worked for him for eight years, is
survived by a wife and an 18-month-old son. (jun)