World · East Asia & Pacific · 2 hrs ago
Three Family Members Die After Truck Hits Motorcycles in Magelang
A truck hit two motorcycles on a downhill stretch of the Magelang-Kopeng road in Pakis, Magelang regency, Indonesia, on Tuesday morning.
A man, his wife and their four-year-old child died after riding together on a Honda PCX motorcycle.
The other motorcycle rider, on a Honda Beat, survived, and the truck driver also survived after briefly being trapped.
Police said the truck was travelling from Kopeng towards Magelang and was suspected of hitting the motorcycles because its driver was not concentrating.
The crash killed all three people on the PCX; the rider died in hospital.
The report gives no further information about an investigation or what will happen next.
A truck collided with two motorcycles on the Magelang-Kopeng road in Magelang Regency, killing three members of one family.
The crash happened at about 6:25 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20.
The family was travelling on a Honda PCX motorcycle, while the rider of a Honda Beat survived.
Police said the truck, travelling from Kopeng toward Magelang, was suspected of being driven without sufficient concentration.
The truck driver survived but was briefly trapped.
- Who
- A 35-year-old man, his 27-year-old wife and their four-year-old child died. The truck driver and the Honda Beat rider survived.
- What
- A truck collided with two motorcycles, killing the three people riding on a Honda PCX.
- When
- Tuesday, October 20, at about 6:25 a.m. local time.
- Where
- The Slumut descent on the Magelang-Kopeng highway in Pakis, Magelang Regency.
- Why
- Police said the truck was suspected of being driven without sufficient concentration.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A truck travelling from Kopeng toward Magelang collided with two motorcycles on the Slumut descent.
The PCX rider died in hospital, bringing the death toll to three members of the same family.
- Fatalities
- 3 members of one family
- Crash time
- About 6:25 a.m. on October 20
- Crash location
- Slumut descent, Magelang-Kopeng highway, Pakis, Magelang Regency
- Motorcycles involved
- Honda PCX and Honda Beat
- Survivors
- The Honda Beat rider and the truck driver
What people are saying
The truck travelling from Kopeng toward Magelang was suspected of lacking concentration.
The PCX rider died in hospital. The ones who died were one family: the PCX rider and two passengers.