1 killed, 3 injured in bus accident

PURWOKERTO, Central Java: One person was killed and three others were seriously injured when an overloaded public bus plunged into a 20-meter-deep ravine in the village of Pageralang, Kemranjen district, Central Java.

The victim was identified as 40-year-old Sunarni who died instantly at the scene while the injured were the Tani Jaya bus driver Hadi Sunarno, 46; Tariyah, 38, a resident of Jl. Daan Mogot, West Jakarta and Moh. Badawi, 41 who resided in Bojongsari, Purbalingga.

The driver of the bus, which was heading toward Solo from Purwokerto, apparently failed to control his vehicle when it reached the village as the road featured steep dips and sharp corners. --Antara