28 killed in road accidents

28 killed in road accidents

SEMARANG: Twenty-eight people were killed and 30 others
injured in road accidents in Central Java during the fasting
month and Idul Fitri holidays.

Central Java police chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said
the most casualties were in Wonogiri, where 10 people were killed
and 11 injured.

Nine lives were lost in Wonosobo and another nine people were
injured while accidents in Semarang left nine people dead and 10
injured, Djajoesman said.

The police chief said most of the accidents were caused by
drivers or motorcyclists ignoring traffic signs.

"I hope the number of fatalities will not increase," he said.
(har)