Surakarta bus-train collision kills 12<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Twelve people were killed and 10 critically
\ninjured when their bus was hit by a train near Surakarta (Solo),
\nCentral Java, on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n
A Kerjasama bus was hit by the Purbaya train at a railway
\ncrossing in Karanganyar, while the guard in charge of the
\ncrossing gate was in the toilet.<\/p>\n
Those injured were still in intensive care at the Dr. Oen
\nHospital yesterday, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
Three of the bodies have yet to be identified.<\/p>\n
Witnesses said the bus driver seemed to be oblivious of the
\nJakarta-bound train that passed the crossing at a high speed.<\/p>\n
The bus was flung into the air before hitting a telephone pole
\nand landing on its roof about 11 meters from the impact point,
\neyewitnesses said.<\/p>\n
One of the survivors is a 2.5 year-old child, who is yet to be
\nidentified.<\/p>\n
Railway authorities in Surakarta closed the track for three
\nhours after the accident.<\/p>\n
Chief of the Karanganyar police precinct Lt. Col. Karsin said
\nthe negligence of the crossing guard, 41-year-old Suratno,
\nprobably caused the accident.<\/p>\n
He said the police would question the guard and witnesses to
\ndetermine the cause of the accident. (pan)<\/p>",
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