Three die in traffic accident

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Three high school students were killed in a road accident Saturday.

The technical high school students were hit by a speeding minibus while they were bicycling to school on the Trans-Sumatra highway in Lubuk Pakam, 27 kilometers from here.

The police identified the victims as Poniman, 19, Mulyadi, 18, and Rachman, 18. The minibus driver fled the scene of crime but the vehicle was impounded, they said as reported by Antara. (rms)