Student killed in toll road accident

Student killed in toll road accident

JAKARTA (JP): One student died and seven others were injured
in an accident yesterday on the Jati Bening toll road at
kilometer six near Jatiwaringin, East Jakarta.

Jeri Fit, 16, and seven friends, including Franco, Donaldus,
Timoh, Judi and Kiki, were heading toward Pondok Gede when the
accident occurred at around 3:15 p.m. The two other youths were
not identified.

An employee at the Cikampek toll office, Wardoyo, said it was
believed that the students' Kijang van was speeding at least 80
kilometers per hour in the slow lane.

"A taxi driver who witnessed the accident said the students'
van lost control after it was overtaken by another van," Wardoyo
said.

The van rolled over four times before it stopped near a
gutter, Wardoyo quoted the witness as saying.

Franco, 16, who drove the van, said an Isuzu Escudo minivan
had abruptly passed the Kijang. Being surprised, he said he
quickly swerved to the left and the van lost balance.

Franco admitted neither he nor his seven companions owned
driver's licenses. He also could not show vehicle documentation.

Franco and his injured friends were brought to nearby
Indonesia Christian University Hospital in East Jakarta. (cst)