SMAN 6 student dies after bus runs over rider snagged by cable in Jaksel
Police have questioned the school bus driver, while the owner of the cable stretched across Jalan Lauser is still being traced.
A grade X student at SMA Negeri 6 Jakarta, identified by the initials NAEP, died after the motorcycle she was riding on snagged on a cable extending into Jalan Lauser, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Thursday (18/6) at about 05:30 WIB. The victim fell and was then run over by a school bus passing by. The motorcyclist, identified by the initials DJ, suffered a head injury and remains hospitalized. Jakarta South Metro Police have secured the school bus and questioned its driver. Police are also still investigating the ownership of the cable that is believed to have triggered the crash. After the incident, Kebayoran Baru District Head Rachmat Mulyadi asked village heads and PPSU officers to monitor problematic cables in the area.