Bus crash kills four in Bogor

Bus crash kills four in Bogor

BOGOR (JP): Four people were killed and 10 seriously injured
on Monday morning in a bus collision on Jagorawi toll road in the
Sentul area, which witnesses said was caused by the bus driver's
negligence.

Passengers of Indah Murni bus repeatedly warned bus driver
Cecep Syahputra of his reckless driving as soon as they left
Baranangsiang bus terminal in Bogor, said one passenger, Tuti,
35, who suffered light injuries. But the driver did not listen,
she added.

The accident occurred at about 6:30 a.m. when Cecep was
attempting to pass another Indah Murni bus in front of him, but
instead hit the truck, the head of the traffic unit at Bogor
Police, Comr. Sugiri, said.

"The bus driver was driving recklessly. He tried to pass the
other vehicle from the left, and hit a truck which was parked on
the side of the road, which was having a tire changed by the
driver," he said.

Cecep fled the scene immediately after the accident.

There were 50 passengers on the bus. The fatalities are: Udan
Sudarsono, 30, Apid, 40, Sukanda, 30, and Drajat, 36.

The ten injured are being treated at Bina Husada Hospital in
Cibinong, West Java. (21)