Motorcyclist killed in crash in North Jakarta
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 05/26/2010 9:05 AM
A 31-year-old motorcyclist died after a collision with a truck on Jl. Yos Sudarso in North Jakarta on Wednesday morning.
Jakarta Traffic Police reported that the man, identified as Ismunandar of Jaka Mulya, Bekasi, was pronounced dead at the scene. The body has been taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital in Central Jakarta for autopsy.
The driver of the truck, Kusnani of Kemayoran, Central Jakarta, has been taken into custody for questioning.
The police recorded 6,896 traffic accidents last year with 1,016 fatalities and 7,000 injuries. The number of traffic accidents was a 7.5 percent increase from the 6,393 accidents reported in 2008.
