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Motorcyclists driving along railway go viral on social media

A motorcyclist and his friend sitting in the passenger seat shocked netizens nationwide after a video of them riding through a narrow gap between a speeding train and a train platform went viral on social media.

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Tue, July 3, 2018

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Motorcyclists driving along railway go viral on social media A motorcyclist rides through a narrow gap between a railway and a train platform at Sudimara Station in South Tangerang on July 2. (Via kompas.com/Instagram)

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motorcyclist and his friend sitting in the passenger seat shocked netizens nationwide after a video of them riding through a narrow gap between a set of railway tracks and a train platform went viral on social media.

The footage was reportedly taken at Sudimara Station in South Tangerang, Banten, and posted onto Instagram account @sannsani by a commuter.

It shows the two men riding unsteadily through the 1-meter gap without wearing helmets, kompas.com reported.

According to Sudimara Station chief Khairul, the men were new to the area and lived in a rented house near the station.

He said they claimed to have been looking for a way out of the railway tracks after entering at Jurang Mangu Station, which did not have any barriers. (vny)

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