Falling rock kills couple

Falling rock kills couple

SEMARANG: A married couple died on Monday afternoon after
being hit by a falling rock in a sand quarry in Kendalsari
village, Klaten, 100 kilometers south of here.

Central Java Police spokesman Lt. Col. M. Ramlie said on
Tuesday that the couple, Dadi Wiyono, 55 and Minem, 50, were busy
quarrying sand when a huge stone fell from the top of a cliff
above them.

The couple's granddaughter, Setyaningsih, survived the
incident with minor injuries.

"The rock, weighing about 30 tons, fell from a height of seven
meters. We think this is a pure accident as nobody would be able
to push such a giant rock," Ramlie said. (har/edt)