Car crashes kill eight in C. Java

Car crashes kill eight in C. Java

SEMARANG: Two families were killed in separate traffic
accidents along Central Java's northern coast early Saturday
morning.

Antara reported that a family of four died when the Kijang
van, license plate number H 8646 DS, they were riding collided
head-on with a box truck on Kademan highway in Tulis district,
Batang, 100 kilometers west of provincial capital Semarang. Two
others were seriously injured in the accident.

Another deadly car crash took place on the highway connecting
Semarang and Demak, involving a Panther van and a produce truck
carrying chili. Sumanto, 25, his wife Sulastri, 25, their three-
month-old baby Tito Ardiyanto, and the van's driver Sugiyono, 40,
died instantly, while two other passengers Riyanto, 43, and
Tiyadi, 43, were seriously wounded.

The survivors were rushed to Sultan Agung Hospital in
Semarang, while the bodies of the victims were taken to Kariadi
Hospital morgue in the city. -- Antara

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Matori condition improving

SINGAPORE: Indonesian Defense Minister Matori Abdul Jalil was
in intensive care in a Singapore hospital on Saturday after a
mild stroke.

Matori, 61, was unconscious when he arrived at Mount Elizabeth
Hospital but has since regained consciousness, said Chalief
Akbar, the Indonesian Embassy's head of information.

"His condition is improving," he added.

Matori checked into an army hospital in central Jakarta last
Wednesday because he felt very tired after making several trips
within the country, Indonesian media reports said. He had the
stroke on Monday and arrived in Singapore by air ambulance
Wednesday night, Chalief said. -- DPA