14-year-old driver hits 15 people in Makassar

Fifteen people were injured after being hit by a car driven by 14-year-old H.R.R. in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Saturday.

The red Honda Jazz car, which belonged to H.R.R.’s father, was involved in a sequence of five crashes on Jl. Baji Gau, Jl. Cendrawasih, Jl Dangko, at the Hartaco housing complex and Jl. Dg Tata I, injuring 15 people, including three motorists and a pedicab driver.

Angry residents damaged the car after the fifth crash, while H.R.R. was arrested by the local police, tribunnews.com reported.

The accident reminded the public of a fatal accident in Jakarta on Jan. 22 in which a highly intoxicated driver, Apriyani Susanti, slammed her car into pedestrians on Jl. Ridwan Muis in Central Jakarta.

The accident killed eight people on the spot while the ninth victim died at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital. Three other critically injured pedestrians were hospitalized. (swd)