Four killed in road mishap

SERANG, West Java: Four people died and dozens of others were seriously injured on Sunday when their bus collided head-on with another vehicle, and plunged into a ravine 10-meter deep on Jl. Raya Baros in Kebon Jati village, Banten regency.

Antara said that the Asli Prima bus carrying 75 people, bound for Labuan from Jakarta, was speeding and trying to overtake another vehicle when a speeding Kijang van appeared from the opposite direction.

The bus driver had apparently attempted to avert the collision by turning to the left, causing the bus to instead hit a tree, before plunging into the ravine.

The casualties were four passengers in the Kijang van, including a four-month-old infant.