Council speaker killed in accident

MAKASSAR, South Sulawesi: Bulukumba regency council speaker Hardi Pangki was killed on Sunday night when his car plunged into a river.

His wife and a relative, Andi Ija, were also killed in the accident.

The accident took place as Hardi's car was about to cross a bridge in Sendana district, Majene regency, some 320 kilometers north of Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi.

Hardi's daughter Dina and brother Haris, who were also in the car, survived the accident. --Antara