Three die in two accidents

Three die in two accidents

SAMPANG, Madura: Three people died and three others were injured in two separate traffic accidents which took place here on Wednesday, Antara reported.

In the first case, a car bearing a Jakarta license plate driven by an exhausted Cukbin, 25, overturned, killing one of its six passengers, Mrs. Nur binti Ahmad Abdullah.

The car was en route from Jakarta to Sumenep regency on Madura Island.

The second accident occurred several hours later. An oil truck belonging to PT Metapura Indah hit a motorcycle ridden by Yanto and Eko Sutrisno, residents of Bangunrejo, Surabaya. Yanto died instantly. Eko died later in the Sampang Hospital.

Witnesses said the motorbike was trying to overtake another vehicle, but collided head-on with the truck coming from the opposite direction. (swe)