Two men buried alive<\/p>\n
TANGERANG, West Java (JP): A scraper operator and his
\nassistant were killed instantly when a 12-meter-high mound of
\ndirt collapsed on them in Serpong.<\/p>\n
Eye witnesses said yesterday Sahrijal Siregar, 50, and Umar,
\n27, were operating a scraper when the mound of dirt suddenly
\ncollapsed and buried them alive on Thursday. \"They screamed for
\nhelp before they disappeared in the heap of soil,\" one of the
\nlocal residents said.<\/p>\n
Several people attempted to rescue the men out of the soil as
\nquickly as possible, but the two were dead by the time they
\nmanaged to get them out.<\/p>\n
The victims had been hired by a local businessman, Ukung, to
\nscrape and excavate the land.<\/p>\n
Local residents reported the accident to the police, who then
\nrushed the dead bodies to Tangerang hospital.<\/p>\n
Police had no idea if the men conducting the land excavation
\nhad the necessary permit because most land scraping businesses in
\nTangerang operated without permits.<\/p>\n
Tangerang Regency officials could not be reached for comment
\non the deadly accident yesterday. (28\/sur)<\/p>",
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