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Veteran actor Sophan Sophian died while on motorcade
Antara , Ngawi, East Java | Sat, 05/17/2008 5:29 PM | National
Senior actor Sophan Sophian died Saturday after falling off his Harley Davidson motorcycle in Ngawi, East Java while in a convoy to commemorate the 100th National Awakening Day.
Police reconstruction at the accident scene revealed that the motorcycle hit a 15-centimeter deep pothole in a bridge in Planglor village, Kedunggalar district in Ngawi at about 9:30 a.m.
Ngawi police chief, Adj. Sr. Comr. Eddy S. Tambunan said it was a single accident due to bad road conditions between Ngawi and Surakarta in Central Java.
"According to eyewitnesses' statements, the convoy passed with a speed of 60 kilometers per hour," he said.
"At about kilometer 18-19 from Ngawi heading to Surakarta, Sophan lost his balance when his motorcycle's wheel hit a pothole and tried to evade it."
Eddy said that Sophan fell of his motorcycle and was dragged for about 25 meters from the pothole.
Sophan, a former politician from the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) was rushed to the hospital. Eddy said that Sophan died some 10 minutes after the accident.
Sophan's wife, senior actress Widyawati, was also following the motorcade riding a car.
Meanwhile, Sophan's remains was flown to Jakarta and will be buried at the Tanah Kusir public cemetery in South Jakarta on Sunday. (****)
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Samdakiller (not verified) — Sun, 05/18/2008 - 9:33pm
:) i do not quite agree about the statement that says "According to eyewitnesses' statements, the convoy passed with a speed of 60 kilometers per hour," he said.(The Jakarta Post.2008.Veteran actor Sophan Sophian died while on motorcade)
With that kind of speed during the convoy will caused overheat on the motorbike's engine. Which might put the riders it self endanger.