Four die in road accident

PALU, Central Sulawesi: A speeding truck smashed head-on into a parked truck on the Trans Sulawesi highway in Siney village in Donggala on Saturday, killing four people instantly and severely injuring another.

Donggala Police Chief Lt. Col. Adrizal Adna said three dead victims, identified as Ramli, 35, Yudi, 25 and Hariadi, 23, were respectively the driver and driver assistants of the parked truck.

Adrizal said the fourth victim, identified as Wartaji, 65, was a passenger of the speeding truck, while the injured victim was Mardia, the truck owner.

"The victims died of head injuries," Adrizal was quoted by Antara as saying.

He said Agung, 23, the driver of the speeding truck, managed to escape injury and was being questioned by police. (jun)