Three dead in toll road accident

JAKARTA: City police have taken into custody two people following a deadly accident that took place on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta in the eastward direction heading to Cawang interchange, East Jakarta on Sunday evening.

The two being detained are Indonesian Ong Beng Song and her Singaporean husband Way May Wan.

Police said the couple tried to abscond after the accident but later turned themselves in to police.

According to the police report, the accident occurred at about 10:30 p.m. in front of Hero Supermarket. Ong was driving an Isuzu Panther minivan B 8505 TY and tried to overtake a bus from the left lane.

Ong, however, was caught by surprise when she realized there was another car, a Toyota Corolla sedan B 1846 YC in front of the bus. She lost control of her vehicle and slammed into the back of the sedan causing the sedan, driven by I Wayan S, to spin. The impact of the collision caused the sedan's fuel tank to explode.

Wayan tried to help the three passengers get out of the rear seat of the vehicle but to no avail. Yulidar, 30, Basuki Edi S, 50, and Ni Ketut, 40, died instantly.

Wayan suffered minor head injuries while his wife, Juwarsih, sustained burns to her face. --JP