Death Toll From Tree Collapse at Bogor Botanical Gardens Rises to 5

Jakarta Globe, Vento Saudale, Jan 12, 2015

Five people died and 20 were injured when an agathis tree collapsed at
Bogor Botanical Gardens about 10 a.m. on Sunday. (Antara Photo/Jafkhairi)

Bogor. Another person has died of injuries suffered in an accident on Sunday when a tree collapsed on a group of people in Bogor’s famous Botanical Gardens.

Rizki, a 25-year-old visitor from Kebonpedes in Bogor, died due to excessive bleeding from an injury on his head, said Yudha Wahyu Waspada, a spokesperson for Bogor Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Hospital.

The death toll from the incident is now five. A total of 25 people were injured when the agathis tree collapsed about 10 a.m. on Sunday.

Rizki was transported to the hospital in a critical condition shortly after the old tree collapsed on Sunday morning, reportedly with a group of workers underneath it. He died at 11 p.m. on Sunday.

Bogor Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Hospital is still treating seven victims. Lack of beds in the hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU) has forced two patients to be transferred to other hospitals.

Didik Widiatmoko, director of the Bogor Botanical Gardens Conservation Center, said on Sunday he was coordinating with the center’s insurer, Jasa Raharja.

“All [victims] have been treated and we have coordinated with PT Jasa Raharja. All treatment will be concentrated in PMI Hospital in Bogor,” he said.

“We already have the scheme for the treatment. We’ll see the development.”

The 87-hectare Bogor Botanical Gardens were established in the 19th century and host a wide variety of plants and trees. The gardens are among Indonesia’s prime tourist destinations.

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