Four killed in bus crash

Four killed in bus crash

SEMARANG, Central Java: Four people were killed and more than
a dozen others injured, several critically, in a chain collision
involving a crowded bus, a jeep and a truck near here Saturday.

Doctors at the Ungaran and Ambarawa hospitals, where the
victims were admitted, said two men and two women died before
receiving treatment due to their serious injuries.

The accident occurred when the driver of the Tri Sakti bus
lost control after it raced against another bus and crashed head
on into the oncoming vehicles.

Most of the victims were passengers and the bus itself, like
the jeep and the truck, was badly smashed. The bus driver fled
the scene of the crime, Antara reported. (pan)