Four die in truck accident

Four die in truck accident

KENDAL, Central Java: A truck carrying 40 workers from the
state rubber plantation PTP 18 rolled over four times on a slope
in Getar village here on Sunday afternoon, causing the deaths of
four passengers and injuring 20 others.

Sukorejo Police Subprecinct chief Second Lt. Agus M said on
Monday the truck was unable to pass over a ramp and the driver
subsequently lost control of the vehicle. Many of the workers
were thrown from the vehicle, with four workers dying instantly
after being run over by the rolling truck.

The four fatalities were identified as Kasim, 50, Sardi, 40,
Waliyah, 20, and Sugi, 40.

The workers were on their way home when the accident took
place.

Residents close to the scene of the accident rushed the
injured workers to the Dr. Kariadi General Hospital in Semarang,
some 30 kilometers east of here. (har/edt)