Reporter dies on duty

Reporter dies on duty

JAKARTA (JP): Crime reporter Catur Budi Hartono, 25, of the
Warta Kota daily was killed on Thursday in a traffic accident
near the Ayam Grendeng traditional market in Tangerang.

Catur was returning to the daily's Tangerang office from the
mayoralty administration office in Jatiuwung, where he collected
facts for a story on drugs, when a truck ran him over.

"Riding his motorcycle, he was turning left onto Jl. Imam
Bonjol when a minivan suddenly stopped. He crashed into the van
and fell down, while from behind a truck was approaching," the
daily's managing editor, Banu Astono, said in a statement made
available to The Jakarta Post.

Born in Klaten, Central Java, Catur was known by his friends
as a gentle person and a workaholic.

Catur joined the daily in July 1999, when he was completing
his studies at the Jakarta-based Institute of Social and
Political Sciences.

His remains were brought to the daily's main office in West
Jakarta later in the evening, where prayers were held.

His body will be taken to his hometown on Friday for burial.
(ylt)