13 killed in road accidents

13 killed in road accidents

JAKARTA: Thirteen people have been killed and more than 30
others injured in bus accidents in Lampung and Southeast
Sulawesi.

In Lampung, eight people were killed, two seriously injured,
four slightly hurt and three missing when the bus they were
traveling in plunged into a river Tuesday, a Press report said
yesterday.

The accident happened Tuesday morning when the bus carrying at
least 17 people plunged into the Sungkai Negara Ratu River in
northern Lampung after the bridge it was crossing collapsed.

Antara, quoting an official of the northern Lampung office of
transportation, said that the exact number of people on board the
bus was not known.

The latest body found yesterday was that of a 24 year-old
woman, which was adrift 30 meters from the site of accident.

In Southeast Sulawesi, an accident happened near Bau-bau
yesterday when a packed bus skidded into a ravine. Five people
were killed and 33 others were injured.

The police said the accident happened because the bus driver
lost control of the speeding bus on a winding road. (pan)