Worker killed in car collision<\/p>\n
BANDUNG, West Java: Thirty-year-old Wati's hopes of
\ncelebrating the Day of Sacrifice with her family in Banyumas,
\nCentral Java, faded after she was killed in a collision between a
\nvan carrying her and nine other workers with a truck in the
\nPadaleunyi toll road in Bandung early on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred when the van the workers had chartered
\nto take them to their home village in Banyumas, hit the rear of
\nthe truck.<\/p>\n
Lasyiem, another worker, suffered a fractured neck and was
\ntaken to the Hasan Sadikin General Hospital in the city. The van
\ndriver, Pandi, who suffered light injuries, was found shocked.<\/p>\n
An employee of the company running the toll road said the van
\nhit the truck when the truck was trying to avoid a speeding
\nsedan.<\/p>\n
The ten workers were on their way back from Hong Kong and
\nSingapore after being employed for three years in those
\ncountries.<\/p>\n
\"We screamed when our van collided with the truck at speed. It
\nwas really a nightmare I did not imagine experiencing when
\nleaving Hong Kong,\" said Sri, who had been sitting on the back
\nseat of the van. --Antara<\/p>",
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