Seven teenagers die in road race

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Seven teenage motorcyclists were killed after they were involved in a chain collision during a road race here last week, a press report said yesterday.

Eyewitnesses said they saw the illegal racers crash into each other on Jl. Letda Suyono while the youths were racing at top speed, Antara reported.

Police said that in a separate incident, four people on two motorbikes were killed last week when they crashed into each other.

North Sumatra traffic police chief Col. Syafdinan AR said the two accidents were the most serious during the holiday to mark the end of Ramadhan. (pan)