Five die as bus lurches into river

Five die as bus lurches into river

SEMARANG: Five people died and 12 others were injured when a
bus with 50 passengers plunged into a river in Pujut village in
the Central Java regency of Batang regency on Sunday.

Batang traffic police chief, First Lt. Didik Mulyanto, said
only three of the fatalities had been identified. They were
Srimulyani, 20, of Surakarta, Sukar, 34, of Boyolali and Ikbal,
36, of Jakarta.

The injured passengers are being treated at Kalisari General
Hospital.

According to Didik, the bus lurched into the river when it was
on a slope. The bus driver, Lasiman, 40, drove onto the slope in
order to avoid traffic congestion, Didik said. (har/04)