There is a criminal element, the case of an MBG car hitting students and teachers at a North Jakarta primary school is being investigated

Jakarta – Police revealed that the case of a car carrying Free Nutritious Meal (MBG) menus that hit a number of students and teachers at SDN Kalibaru 01 Pagi, Cilincing, North Jakarta has moved to the investigation stage. The police carried out several investigations. “We from the North Jakarta Metro Police are providing an update on this morning’s incident. Investigators have conducted several series of investigations, and tonight the status has been upgraded to investigation,” said North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Commissioner Erick Frendriz at the North Jakarta Police Headquarters on Thursday (11/12/2025). The MBG car driver with the initials AI is threatened with being charged in terms of section 360 of the Penal Code due to his negligence. So far, 10 witnesses have been interviewed. Scroll TO GO WITH CONTENTS “The article we apply is article 360 ​​of the Penal Code because negligence results in someone being seriously injured or others being injured with a maximum penalty of 5 years,” he said. Erick added that AI’s status is currently still under review. The police are still collecting a number of pieces of evidence related to the case. “When we have enough evidence tomorrow, we will call him a suspect. We are collecting more evidence, both leads and existing evidence, including the examination of witnesses. Next, we will conduct a case,” he explained. The incident took place on Thursday (12/11) morning. In total there were 20 victims of this incident. The driver of the MBG car claimed that he stepped on the wrong pedal, causing his vehicle to hit dozens of students and one teacher on the spot. (wnv/wnv)