Bus accident victims identified

Bus accident victims identified

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

BREBES, Central Java: A forensic team managed on Sunday to
identify nine of 10 passengers of the Lansung Jaya intercity bus
accident in which they were burned to death on Friday.

The identification process, which began on Saturday, involved
the forensic laboratory of the Central Java Police and medical
doctors from Brebes General Hospital.

The team identified Wadimin, 50, and his wife Dalinem, 45, and
their nephews Asih, 18, and Rajimin, 19. They were residents of
Kejambon hamlet in Ngadirejo subdistrict in Semarang regency.

The other deaths were identified as Yantini, 24, Mochammad
Asrofi, 37, Suyatini, 36, who lived in Plantungan hamlet in
Krandon Lor subdistrict, also in Semarang regency.

Also identified were Sarjo, 28, from Ganjingan subdistrict in
Indramayu regency, West Java and Ahmad Samsuri, 29, from Bergas
Kidul subdistrict in Semarang regency.

The other casualty remains unidentified due to the extreme
nature of the burns.

All the identified bodies have been claimed by their
respective families.

Police are still searching for the bus driver Suranto, 40, and
conductor Joko Bengkong, 34, who have been named suspects in the
accident. -- JP