Senior actor and political activist Sophan Sophiaan killed in motor accident

Antara ,  Sragen   |  Sat, 05/17/2008 11:15 AM  |  National

A senior political figure of the PDI-P party, Sophan Sophiaan, died at Sragen hospital Saturday morning due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident at the borders of Central and East Java.

According to Sophan's colleague, Tri Erika, the accident occurred at 09:30 am at the borders of Central Java town Sragen and Ngawi, in East Java.

She said the late senior actor was riding his Harley Davidson at high-speed when the vehicle fell into a roadside hole.

He subsequently fell into a coma and was brought to the Sragen hospital, where he breathed his last.

Sophan was participating in a cross-Java Harley Davidson Club Indonesia (HDCI) convoy in commemoration of Indonesia's 100th anniversary of National Awakening. (*)

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