Three dead in toll road accident

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