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Land Rover crashes into pond at Hotel Indonesia traffic circle
The front side of the Land Rover was heavily damaged and the driver was taken to a hospital for treatment.
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Police officers evacuate a vehicle that crashed into the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle's pond in Jakarta on Wednesday. (JP/courtesy TMC Polda Metro Jaya)
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Land Rover crashed into the pond of the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle on Jl. MH Thamrin, Central Jakarta, in the early hours of Wednesday.
06:58 Kecelakaan Land Rover B 8700 RO masuk ke Kolam @BunderanHI Jl. MH. Thamrin Jakpus dan sdh dlm penanganan #Polri. pic.twitter.com/RTRKLLODLE
— TMC Polda Metro Jaya (@TMCPoldaMetro) February 5, 2020The Jakarta Police’s traffic division law enforcement chief, Comr. Fahri Siregar, said the driver of the SUV was a man.
“The driver injured his left temple,” Fahridi said in Jakarta on Wednesday morning as quoted by Antara news agency.
Fahridi said the driver was heading south on Jl. MH Thamrin. Near the pond at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, he lost control of his vehicle.
07:24 Kecelakaan Land Rover B 8700 RO masuk ke Kolam Bunderan HI Jl. MH. Thamrin Jakpus dan sdh dlm penanganan #Polri. @riantriadi pic.twitter.com/OEhNKgAaR7
— TMC Polda Metro Jaya (@TMCPoldaMetro) February 5, 2020
The car then drove over the sidewalk surrounding the pond before crashing into the pond itself.
The front side of the Land Rover was heavily damaged and the driver was taken to a hospital for treatment. (gis)
