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)