Ten die in accident

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Ten people were killed in a traffic accident involving seven cars and a motorcycle here Friday, Antara reported.

Eight other people were injured in the accident on a descending curve in South Lampung, about 240 kilometers northwest of Jakarta.

All of the dead were passengers of a minibus, which was badly damaged in the accident along with a truck and passenger bus.

The truck speeding into the sharp curve is believed to have caused the accident.

A day earlier, four people were killed when a passenger bus overturned in North Sumatra, about 1,400 kilometers northwest of Jakarta. (swe)