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)