Sophiaan was killed in a
motorcycle accident in
Widodaren,
Ngawi, on 17 May 2008, at the age of 64. He was participating in a motorcycle parade called "The Route of the National Awakening" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of
National Awakening Day when the accident occurred. The parade, which began in Jakarta on 12 April 2008, was to make stops across
Java in the cities of Rengas Dengklok,
Cirebon,
Pekalongan,
Semarang,
Rembang,
Tuban and
Surabaya, before ending in
Monas,
Jakarta, on 20 May 2008. Sophiaan's accident occurred after he joined in the parade. He was riding his motorcycle when he struck a large hole in
Sragen, near the town's border with
Ngawi, at approximately 9:30 A.M. He suffered internal injuries and a broken leg in the accident. Sophiaan died at Sragen Hospital at around 10 A.M. on 17 May 2008. Former
President of Indonesia and
chair of the PDIP,
Megawati Sukarnoputri, issued a statement expressing condolences after the accident. Sophiaan and Megawati had become colleagues when she founded her PDIP
political party. ==Filmography==