Child killed when truck hits house

BOGOR: A truck slammed into a house in Cibentang village in Ciseeng, Bogor, on Friday at 2 a.m., killing an 11-year-old boy who was asleep inside.

The driver of the truck, which was carrying a load of sand, apparently lost control of the vehicle as he was navigating the sloping road in front of the house.

The boy, Sutrisno, his father, Mahfud, and his two siblings were sleeping when the truck crashed into the house.

Sutrisno died instantly. The driver of the truck fled the scene on foot.--Antara