Wed, 29 Oct 1997

Security officer hit by train

JAKARTA (JP): A security guard was crushed to death by an express train, plying the Jakarta-Bandung route yesterday.

The victim, identified as Tubagus Benny Umar Atmakusumah, 42, was a resident of Paseban Timur, Central Jakarta.

He was crushed near Jl. Cipinang Raya in East Jakarta, right in front of Cipinang Prison, Chief Sgt. T. Manalu of the Jatinegara military district said.

"A witness told me that the victim was crossing the railway without being aware of the coming train, even though people had warned him," he said.

He said the victim's body was torn to pieces. "I saw his uniform wrapped around his leg but couldn't recognize his face," he said.

His body was rushed to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for an autopsy after servicemen from the nearby office came and collected the body. (04)