Three die, 10 hurt in accident

Three die, 10 hurt in accident

KENDAL, Central Java: At least three people were killed and ten others seriously injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck near Kendal last weekend.

Chief of the Kendal police precinct Lt. Col. Kurnia Ramadani said yesterday that the collision occurred when the bus tried to overtake other another vehicle. It collided head-on with a truck carrying onions.

He said two of those killed were assistants of the truck driver and the other was a bus passenger.

He added that the drivers of the truck and bus were detained for questioning. (har/rms)