Three killed in accident

BANDARLAMPUNG, Lampung: A multiple collision involving a bus, a minibus and a motorcycle in South Lampung regency led to the deaths of three people and injured eight others on Thursday morning.

Two among the three fatalities were a couple, Achmad Sanusi, 42 and his wife Asmah, 36, who were passengers in the Mitsubishi minibus at the time of the accident.

The accident happened when a Bintang Seribu bus hit the Mitsubishi minibus and a motorcycle in a street in South Lampung regency, said chief of traffic section at South Lampung regental police, Comr. Pranatal Hutajulu. The brakes of the bus reportedly failed. -- JP