Three die in chain collision

Three die in chain collision

PADANG, West Sumatra: Three people were killed and 22 others
injured in a chain collision involving four vehicles on Jl.
Adinegoro in the Koto Tengah district here on Saturday.

The accident involved a Dagang Pesisir public bus plying the
Padang-Lubuk Basung route, a truck carrying stones, a pickup
truck and an Espass van.

An officer with the Padang traffic police, Second Insp.
Hendro, said the three fatalities were identified as the driver
of the bus, Alfikar, 30, the codriver of the bus, Zainal Chan,
41, and a female bus passenger, Lis, 42.

Witnesses said the incident occurred when the public bus
attempted to pass the pickup truck at the three-way junction of
Teluk Kabung. As the bus was passing the pickup, a truck appeared
coming in the opposite direction.

The bus driver appeared to lose control of his vehicle and the
bus collided head-on with the truck, before smashing into the
pickup and the Espass van, which was behind the truck, Hendro
said. (28/emf)