Ten killed in accident

PEKANBARU, Riau: Ten people were killed and 13 others were injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck here Sunday, Antara reported yesterday.

The accident happened in the afternoon when the Sarana Ekspres bus, reportedly traveling at very high speed, slammed into the truck in Kampar district.

The bus was en route from Pelabuhan Buton to Pekanbaru, the provincial capital of Riau province. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Republika daily quoted Milus, 52, a bus passenger who survived the accident with only minor injuries, saying that the bus had neither been overloaded nor speeding. But the Fuso truck had appeared suddenly, speeding, from the opposite direction.

Five died at the accident site, the other five died in the hospital. The bus driver, Syahrul, was among those who died on the site.

Police are investigating the accident. (swe)