Road accident kills seven

Road accident kills seven

MANADO, North Sulawesi: A bus and a Kijang van collided in
Ongkaw village in Minahasa regency late on Tuesday, leaving seven
dead and one injured.

Chief of the police traffic directorate Col. Haryono said an
investigation into the accident was under way.

"Several witnesses said the crash took place after one of the
bus' tires burst and the driver lost control of his vehicle. At
the same time a speeding Kijang came from the opposite
direction," Haryono told Antara.

The fatalities, all of whom were killed instantly, were
occupants of the Kijang van. Six of them were identified as
Junaedy Mokodompit, 31, Soetarno, 29, Nurdin Mahdi, 40, Nasia
Mamonto, 48, Halimah Paputungan, 39, and Jeim Manoppo, 48. The
other corpse remains unidentified.

Earlier on Saturday, six passengers of a Kijang were killed
after their van careened into a ravine in Tibawa district. Three
other passengers were severely injured. (emf)