inp.polri.go.id - Tanggerang Selatan. A pedestrian on Jalan Raya Puspiptek, Setu, South Tangerang (Tangsel), was hit by a truck at around 03.30 WIB. As a result, the pedestrian died on the spot because he was run over by a truck.
The Head of the Traffic Unit of the South Tangerang Police (Polres Tangsel), Iptu Nanda, explained that the truck was coming from Muncul to Pamulang via Puspiptek Highway. Near the Serpong Panorama Housing, the truck hit a pedestrian, causing the pedestrian to die on the spot.
"Unidentified dump trucks came from east to west, from Muncul to Pamulang, through Puspiptek Highway," Nanda told reporters, Saturday (19/3/2022).
“Near the Serpong Panorama Housing, it is suspected that he hit a pedestrian whose identity is not yet known. He was hit by the truck and was run over on the head," he continued.
The unknown pedestrian died on the spot. Nanda said the victim was immediately evacuated to the Tangerang Hospital.
"Because of that accident, the pedestrian whose identity is not known suffered serious head injuries and died at the scene, then evacuated to Tangerang Regional Hospital," said Nanda.
Nanda explained that the identity of the truck driver who hit the pedestrian was not yet known. Currently, the police are still investigating.
"We are still investigating the truck and its driver," he added.