Five lives lost in train crash

Five lives lost in train crash

KENDAL, Central Java: Five people died and two were seriously
injured when their van crashed into a train in the Pegandon
district on Tuesday evening.

The accident involved a van carrying employees of a plywood
firm, PT Kayu Lapis, Antara reported.

The Police Chief of Kendal, Kurnia Ramadhani, said the driver
of the van, Siswandi, was unaware of the Jakarta-bound
Bangunkarta when he entered an unguarded railway crossing.

The van was plunged 10 meters down the track, killing
Siswandi, Tri Purwanti, 25, Rochmat, 29, Rahayatun, 21, and
Mundakhir, 27.

Ramadhani said the employees were on their way home from a
night shift. The train engineer Maryadi, 38, a resident of Poncol
in Semarang, was still being questioned by the police yesterday.
(anr)