Reckless driver kills two people<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Two people were killed and 15 others were
\ninjured when a speeding Kijang van smashed into a group of people
\nstanding in front of Pasar Minggu railway station in South
\nJakarta late on Friday.<\/p>\n
Staff at Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital identified the
\nfatalities as Mardak, 37, of Pancoran Mas in Depok and Agus
\nBudiarto, 20, of Kebagusan Kecil in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
The injured people were street vendors and bystanders.<\/p>\n
Eyewitnesses said the accident took place at around 10 p.m.
\nwhen the van, which was driving at high speed, went out of
\ncontrol and careered onto the pavement.<\/p>\n
\"It (the van) hit two men who were about to cross the street
\nand then ran over some vendors and bystanders as it traveled
\nalong the street before coming to a halt after crashing into a
\nset of traffic lights,\" a witness told the media in the early
\nhours of Saturday.<\/p>\n
The driver was named as Sya'awil Effendi, 35. He claimed he
\nwas rushing to reach PT Trebor's factory in Pejaten, where he was
\ndue to pick up employees of the candy manufacturing company.<\/p>\n
Sya'awil, who lives in Tanjung Barat, Lenteng Agung, suffered
\nminor injuries to the head and arms and was being treated at
\nFatmawati Hospital in South Jakarta. (emf)<\/p>",
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