Numerous fatalities mark Idul Fitri<\/p>\n
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta\/Kupang<\/p>\n
Up to 20 people have been killed in separate accidents as some 17
\nmillion Muslims around the country spend their Idul Fitri
\nholidays away from home.<\/p>\n
At least five people died and 50 others were injured when a
\ntruck and a Taft car collided in Banyuglugur, Situbondo regency,
\nEast Java, on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\"The truck was carrying dozens of people on their way home
\nfrom a trip to Pasir Putih. They were from Paiton and
\nProbolinggo,\" the Situbondu Police's traffic unit chief, Adj.
\nComr. Slamet Budiono, was quoted as saying by Antara.<\/p>\n
He said the police had yet to identify the dead, but confirmed
\nthat three of them had been killed instantly while the other two
\nhad died on the way to hospital.<\/p>\n
The injured are currently being treated at the Besuki and
\nSitubondo hospitals, Slamet added.<\/p>\n
\"It was likely that the truck driver was trying to overtake
\nthe car in front of him,\" he explained.<\/p>\n
The drivers of the two vehicles escaped with injuries. The
\nvehicles were towed to the nearest police station for inspection.<\/p>\n
Off Pamana island in Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara, an
\noverloaded boat sank on Monday afternoon, leaving at least three
\npassengers dead and one missing.<\/p>\n
Police said on Tuesday the motorized vessel was carrying 34
\npeople traveling to celebrate Idul Fitri on Panama, which lies
\nsome 50 kilometers east of Maumere on Flores island.<\/p>\n
Sikka Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Bagus Wahyono said the
\nboat's captain, Ismael, 30, has been named a suspect.<\/p>\n
He will be charged under Article 359 of the Criminal Code on
\nnegligence leading to death. He could be jailed for five years if
\nfound guilty, Bagus added.<\/p>\n
A similar accident took place in Padang Pariaman, West
\nSumatra, where a tourist boat sank while heading to Angso Dua
\nisland on Monday afternoon. One person is still missing, Antara
\nreported.<\/p>\n
Rescue teams said it was difficult to search for the missing
\nvictim due to heavy seas off the island.<\/p>\n
An eyewitness said that the boat was carrying around 43
\ndomestic tourists who were planning to celebrate Idul Fitri in
\nAngso Dua, which is some five kilometers from Pariaman beach.<\/p>\n
The boat, which had a capacity of only 20 people, sprung a
\nleak only 20 minutes out to sea.<\/p>\n
A few young boys tried to rescue themselves by jumping
\noverboard and swimming toward the Angsa Duo beach, but one of
\nthem went missing.<\/p>\n
In Bali, a 12-year-old girl died after being swept away by the
\ncurrent at Balawisata, Kuta, Badung regency, on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The body of the girl, Renita, from Jember in East Java, was
\neventually found floating on Monday.<\/p>\n
In Yogyakarta, two tourists drowned on Monday while swimming
\noff Parangtritis beach. The victims, Murandi, 22, and Ahmadun,
\n37, were vacationing along with their 25 friends.<\/p>\n
Ahmadun's body is still missing, while Murandi's body has been
\nhanded over to his family.<\/p>\n
In South Sumatra, at least seven were killed and hundreds of
\nothers were injured in traffic accidents during the Idul Fitri
\nexodus.<\/p>\n
The South Sumatra branch of state life insurance firm, PT Jasa
\nRaharja, said the death toll was based on the number of claims
\nsubmitted by the families of the dead.<\/p>",
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