Girl orphaned after tragic crash

Girl orphaned after tragic crash

SEMARANG: A couple died on Friday afternoon after a cargo
train hit a truck at a railway crossing in Boji village,
Pemalang.

The couple's infant daughter, however, survived the incident,
Central Java Police spokesman Lt. Col. M. Ramlie said on
Saturday.

"The crossing guard had left the train gate open when the
crash took place. The train inevitably crashed with a truck,
which later hit the couple who were riding a motorbike next to
it," he said.

The couple, identified as Sukadi, 36, and Winggarsih, 29, were
both residents of Gondang village in Pemalang. Their daughter
Endah Sufi, 3, survived the accident without a scratch.

Police detained on Saturday the train crew, the crossing guard
and the truck driver for questioning. (har/edt)