Three police officers die in car accident

Three police officers die in car accident

BOGOR (JP): Three Sukabumi Police officers, including on-the-
alert unit chief Sr. Insp. F. Zaelani, 45, were killed in a car
accident on Wednesday when their vehicle collided with a
container truck on Jl. Raya H.R. Edi Sukma, Cijeruk, on
Wednesday.

According to Cijeruk substation police chief Insp. Apud
Syarief, the three officers were on their way to attend a routine
meeting at the Bogor Police Headquarters when the accident
occurred.

The other two officers who died in the accident were Sgt. Maj.
IGK Masdira, 37, and Chief Sgt. Deden K., 42.

Apud said that Deden, who was driving the sedan, tried to
overtake a large truck with a full load of sand when a container
truck came at high speed from the opposite direction.

The car inevitably hit the container truck right in front of
Cijeruk substation, Apud said, adding that the sand truck also
hit the car, which then veered off the road.

Officer Apud said that the three bodies had been immediately
rushed to Syamsudin Hospital in Sukabumi.

The driver of the container truck, identified as Uhan, was
detained at the police substation while the driver of the sand
truck later gave himself up to Sukabumi Police, Apud
said.(21/jaw)