Three-in-one bike riders die in crash

SEMARANG: Three high school students died yesterday afternoon after their motorcycle slammed into a mahogany tree.

According to witnesses, the three teenagers, students at the Muhammadiyah technical high school in the Boja village, were speeding as they rode on a single motorcycle from school.

As they came to a narrow bend, they lost control and ran into the tree. All three died instantly.

A man standing nearby was also hurt as the motorcycle hurled across and hit him after the initial impact. He is reported to be in a stable condition. (har/mds)