School Bus Driver Questioned After Accident Kills Student in South Jakarta

A tenth-grade student from SMAN 6 Jakarta, identified by the initials NAEP, died after being run over by a school bus in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta. The accident occurred when the motorcycle she was riding on with her father reportedly became entangled in a cable protruding onto the roadway, causing them to fall. The bus driver has been detained and questioned by police.

‘The driver of the car has been examined,’ said South Jakarta Metro Police Head of Public Relations AKP Joko Adi on Thursday (18/6/2026). Both the school bus and its driver have been secured at the South Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Accident Unit.

There were two victims in the incident: NAEP, who died at the scene, and her father DJ, who was driving the motorcycle and is currently receiving treatment for his injuries at a hospital.

The accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. WIB on Jalan Lauser as the father was taking his daughter to school. According to Kebayoran Baru Sub-district Head Rachmat Mulyadi, the motorcycle’s handlebars caught a cable that was hanging low and protruding into the road, causing the vehicle to swerve and the riders to fall. ‘When they passed Jalan Lauser, right in front of the park, there was a cable hanging across, protruding into the road, so the rider’s handlebar got caught, wobbled, and then fell. At the time of the fall, the passenger became the victim who died,’ Rachmat explained. He added that the motorcycle may have also collided with the school bus behind them.

The exact cause of the accident remains under investigation by the police. Following the incident, authorities removed the dangling cable from the area. The sub-district office is coordinating with the South Jakarta Police Traffic Unit, the South Jakarta Environmental Agency, and other relevant parties. Rachmat expressed his condolences and stated that efforts are being made to provide assistance to the victim’s family.