A motorcyclist was ran over by a train in Indonesia, according to new video and reports.
Translated from Indonesian via Google Translate:
“A motorbike rider suffered a fatal accident at a railroad crossing in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta.
The motorbike died on the spot after being hit by a commuter line train heading towards Kampung Bandan towards Cikarang.
“One person died, a motorbike rider with number B-6694-TUJ, initials AG (60),” said North Jakarta Metro Police Head of Traffic Unit Kompol Purwanta in his statement, Monday (5/12/2022).
The incident is known to have occurred at 14.00 WIB, to be precise on Jalan Mangga Dua Raya, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta.
Purwanta explained that this accident started when the victim AG broke through the rail of a train crossing.
“The motorcycle driven by AG was traveling from west to east against the direction on Jalan Mangga Dua Raya, Central Jakarta,” explained Purwanta.
“Arriving at the railroad crossing, he broke through the crossbar and was hit by KRL number 5534 heading for Kampung Bandan towards Cikarang which was running from north to south,” he continued.
Purwanta said that the temporary suspicion of this accident was due to motorists being negligent and careless driving their motorized vehicles.”