Three killed in weekend accidents

Three killed in weekend accidents

JAKARTA (JP): Three people were killed in traffic accidents
over the weekend, according to city police records.

One man, identified by Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital as Bobby
Anthony, 49, was killed in an accident on Jl. Yos Sudarso on
Sunday afternoon.

Two others were killed in an accident on the Pondok Pinang
tollway in South Jakarta at 5 p.m. on Saturday, hospital morgue
staff member Oyon said.

The victims, Endang Esti Purbowani and Ronggo Sunggono, were
thrown from the Feroza van they were traveling in after a tire
blowout caused the vehicle to hit a fence, Oyon said.

City police spokesman Sr. Comr. Anton Bachrul Alam said on
Sunday that the back tire of the van burst on the tollway and the
driver lost control of the wheel.

Anton identified the driver as Adj. Sr. Comr. Subiyanto of the
National Police detectives. His wife, Endang, was seated next to
the officer.

In the backseat were Subiyanto's nephews Ronggo, Slamet and
Sigit Priyanto.

The rear left tire of the van burst when the van was right
above the Jl. Fatmawati intersection, Anton said.

"The van bounced off the tollway fencing and passengers Endang
and Ronggo, who were sitting on the left side of the van, were
catapulted out of the car, and landed on a minivan," he said.

Endang died instantly and Ronggo died later at Fatmawati
Hospital in South Jakarta. (ylt)