Three killed in traffic accident

Three killed in traffic accident

BOGOR: A bus hit a motorcycle carrying a family of four in
Cileungsi, Ciawi, Bogor, on Sunday night, killing the parents and
their son, while leaving the daughter in a critical condition.

The accident took place at about 9:30 p.m., when a Merdeka bus
on the Bandung-Jakarta route hit the motorcycle ridden by Udin,
35, a resident of East Bekasi, according to Adj. Comr. Ipik
Kusuma of the Bogor police traffic accident unit.

Udin, his wife, Nami, 25, and their nine-year-old son, Iim,
were killed instantly. Their four-year-old daughter, Juli, was
seriously injured.

An employee the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) hospital, told
Antara that as of 1:30 p.m. on Monday, no one had come to claim
the bodies. He said that Juli was hospitalized in Jonggol Public
Health Center and not in the PMI hospital.

The bus driver, Ateng, 54, was being held by Bogor police for
alleged negligence.

It is common practice here to see entire families riding on
the back of a motorcycle, apparently unaware of the danger in
which they place themselves, especially as children are often not
provided with a crash helmet. --JP