JP/3/Police

Thu, 14 Apr 1994

JP/3/Police

Four killed, 7 injured in traffic accident

JAKARTA (JP): Four people, including a retired police brigadier general, died when their public transit minibus was smashed by an inter-city bus near the UKI university in East Jakarta yesterday afternoon.

Seven other passengers of the minibus were injured in the accident which took place at 11:30 a.m..

No further explanation was available from the Kramat Jati police station which is handling the accident.

Meanwhile Police sources said that Brig. Gen. Subroto Prawoto, a resident of Jl. Kalasan 45B, Menteng, Central Jakarta, was on- board the Koasi minibus along with others when a big bus heading to the Cililitan bus terminal suddenly smashed the back of their minibus.

The inter-city bus is believed to be operated by Siba Utama transportation company.

Subroto' body and the other three victims were kept at the Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for autopsy. (bsr)

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