Police search bus driver

Police search bus driver

JAKARTA: Bogor Police are still searching for the driver and
assistant of a Benteng Jaya bus, which was involved in a fatal
accident in Cisarua, Bogor, on Saturday.

Both the driver and assistant are currently at large following
the accident, in which two passengers were killed and 13 injured.

According to witness Agus Muharam, 38, the bus apparently lost
control and attempted to stop by plowing into a Panther car. The
Panther and another Toyota Kijang van plunged into a pool at the
side of the road.

The bus later hit 14 other cars and motorbikes. It finally
stopped after hitting a Suzuki and a tree. The driver and his
assistant managed to escape.

The victims were submitted to a nearby hospital. They were
later sent to the Red Cross Hospital in Bogor. Two of the victims
remained at the hospital until Sunday afternoon.

Adj. Sr. Comr. M Taufik, chief of Bogor Police, said the
accident was allegedly due to brake failure. -- JP