For the time being we can say it is purely an accident because we have yet to make sure if the car they were traveling on was shot by an identified partyTimika, Papua (ANTARA News) - Two workers of copper and gold mining company PT Freeport Indonesia in Timika, Papua, were killed in a traffic accident on Thursday evening.
Mimika district police spokesman Commissioner Mada Indra Laksanta said on Friday the police were still unable to identify the victims as their bodies were totally burned with the car they were traveling in.
"We have yet to identify the victims because their bodies were totally burned with the car they were traveling in when the accident happened," Mada said, adding that an autopsy would soon be carried out at Tembagapura hospital later on Friday.
He also was not sure if the accident was related to a shooting incident.
"For the time being we can say it is purely an accident because we have yet to make sure if the car they were traveling on was shot by an identified party," Mada said.
Meanwhile, PT Freeport Indonesia spokesman Ramdani Sirait confirmed the Thursday evening`s accident in which two workers of the mining company had been killed.
"In fact, based on initial report by the police, there is an indication that the car took by the workers was shot. There are signs of shooting in the car body," Ramdani said.
Based on information from Timika, the two victims were known as Daniel Masawan and Hari Siregar who worked as the security guards of the mining company.
Meanwhile coordinator of PT Freeport Solidarity Action, Paulus Kogoya, said Daniel Mansawan and Hari Siregar had worked for the company for more than 20 years and served as chiefs of security before the accident.
Paulus strongly condemned the perpetrators who shot at car of Daniel and Hari and then burned their bodies and the car.
"Both of our colleagues were killed and burned in the car inhumanely so we strongly condemn the perpetrators," Paulus asid.
The incident followed the same one on Wednesday when a Freeport car, driven by Abdul Simanjuntak and Agus Patah, was shot by gunmen but the driver and a passenger were safe.(*)
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