Three killed in road crash

SEMARANG: Three people were killed and three others seriously injured when a crowded bus collided with a truck on the busy Semarang-Bawen highway near Bergas Kidul village.

The Trisakti bus serving the Semarang-Yogyakarta route, was apparently racing with another bus before it crashed head on with the truck coming from the opposite direction, according to witnesses.

The three injured were treated at the Kariadi hospital in Semarang. (har/emb)