One dies in fire engine crash<\/p>\n
CIREBON, West Java: At least one person died and four others
\nwere injured when a fire engine slammed into a car on Tuesday at
\n8.30 a.m. on Jl. Fatahillah, Megu village, Weru district, Cirebon
\nregency, West Java.<\/p>\n
The incident happened when Khaeruddin, who was driving the
\nfire engine at high speed, tried to avoid a motorist. The vehicle
\nhit Suparda alias Suharno, 35, who was loading some tents onto a
\ncar which was parked at the roadside. He died instantly.<\/p>\n
The truck also struck a market and a house nearby, injuring
\nSaonah, 70, Wiwik, 40, Kadmira, 25, and Roso, 30. They were sent
\nto Gunung Jati General Hospital.<\/p>\n
Adj. Comr. Zairusi, head of the Cirebon Police's Traffic
\nDivision, said that Khaerudin, 25, was not the real driver of the
\nfire engine. \"He was forced to do the driving as the normal
\ndriver was sick,\" he said.<\/p>\n
An enraged crowd mobbed Khaerudin following the incident, but
\nthe police came just in time as the angry residents were about to
\nset the fire engine on fire. --JP<\/p>",
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