Factory worker killed

JAKARTA (JP): An 18-year-old worker at a West Jakarta oil stove factory was killed yesterday after a goods platform fell on him.

Eyewitnesses said the victim, Asep, was moving equipment with other workers when the accident occurred. Asep died in hospital a few hours after being struck on the back by the platform.

The platform fell after the cable suspending it snapped, witnesses said, adding that they did not know why the cable had snapped. (05)