Crash victim dies in hospital

Crash victim dies in hospital

BANDUNG: A woman who suffered severe burns when a light trainer plane crash-landed in a busy shopping street here last week died, bringing the total death toll to 16, Antara reported.

The woman was identified only as 35-year old Eti, a local resident who was in one of the four shops hit by the plane and later razed by the fire.

Her 20-year old daughter Titin and three-year old grandson Yusuf were still undergoing medical treatment, also for burns.

Four men on board the plane and 12 people on the ground were killed in the accident. Ten others are still in hospital.

PT Jasaraharja Putra, the state life insurance company, on Wednesday presented checks of Rp 30 million each to the heirs of the victims and Rp 1 million to the relatives of the injured victims. (emb)