Woman Motorcycle Passenger Crushed By Truck

A male motorcyclist with the initials AM (52) and his female passenger HA (49), were involved in an accident in Gowa Regency, South Sulawesi (Sulsel). The victim HA died on the spot after being run over by a passing truck.
"There was a traffic accident (between) a Hino truck and a Yamaha Mio motorbike that occurred on Jalan Poros Malino," said Head of Gakkum Satlantas Polres Gowa Ipda Heri Siswanto to detikSulsel, Tuesday (1/10/2024).


The incident occurred on Jalan Poros Malino, Buttadidia Environment, Mawang Village, Somba Opu District, Gowa, at around 07.45 WITA this morning. Heri explained that the incident began when the motorbike driven by AM was about to overtake the truck driven by DW (30).


"From the opposite direction from west to east came a motorbike whose identity was unknown so that the driver of the Yamaha Mio motorbike braked and skidded so that the motorbike and the driver fell," explained Heri.


Heri continued, the motorbike and victim AM then fell to the right. Meanwhile, victim HA fell in the opposite direction so that he was run over by a truck that was about to be overtaken.


"HA suffered injuries and died at the scene of the crime (TKP)," he said.


The police have conducted a crime scene investigation. Meanwhile, the victim has been taken to the hospital.