Eight killed in truck-minivan collision

Eight killed in truck-minivan collision

Nana Rukmana
The Jakarta Post
Indramayu, West Java

Eight people were killed after a truck crashed into a chartered
minivan in Bantarwaru subdistrict, Haurgeulis district in
Indramayu regency, some 10 kilometers from Cirebon municipality.
All eight victims were passengers in the minivan.

The victims are: Narso, 48, the chartered van's driver; Egi,
55; Wajiyo, 43; Sijam, 38; Sijam's son Navis, 9; Sutari, 43; and
Nani, 10. Narso and Egi were residents of Purwokerto
municipality, Central Java, while the remaining victims were
residents of Banjarnegara regency, also in Central Java.

One victim is as of yet unidentified.

Chief of Indramayu Police Adj. Sr. Comr. Jhoni Suroto said on
Monday night that the driver of the truck, Budianto bin Slamet, a
resident of Bekasi municipality of Greater Jakarta, had been
arrested for questioning.

The accident occurred early morning on Sunday, but the press
were not informed of it until Monday afternoon.