Seven killed in bus crash

Seven killed in bus crash

SEMARANG: Seven people were killed and two others injured when
a truck carrying fertilizer slid into a ravine in Kedawung in
Banjarnegara.

The seven victims, all casual laborers hired to unload the
fertilizer, were on the back of the truck when it skid. The truck
first hit a tree and then swerved into the ravine, the Antara
news agency reported. The two injured were the driver and a
passenger who sat on the front.

Eyewitnesses speculated that the accident took place because
the driver was sleepy unable to concentrate.(emb)