Eight killed in railway crash

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: Eight people were killed and 35 others injured when a freight train smashed into an inter city bus at a crossing in Terbanggi Besar in central Lampung during the early hours of the morning on Friday, the Antara news agency reported.

Three of the dead were beyond recognition when their bodies were removed from the bus wreckage. The bus driver was among the dead.

The Parahiangan bus, which was on its way Bandarlampung from northern Sumatra, was crossing the tracks because the gates were not closed when the train crashed into it.

The freight train was carrying clinker from Prabumulih to Bandarlampung.

Police said they are still investigating the cause of the accident. (emb)