Train hits bus, one dead

Train hits bus, one dead

The Bengawan Solo economy-class train collided with a Continental intercity bus early on Tuesday morning in Cirebon, leaving one bus passenger dead and five others slightly injured.

The deceased was identified as Suwarsono, 30. He was taken to Gunung Jati Hospital, as were the five injured.

According to the bus driver, Suryanto, the accident occurred as the bus passed over the railway crossing at Jl. Achmad Yani in downtown Cirebon. The train struck the rear of the bus, where all the victims were seated.

Suryanto and one of the passengers, Eddy Iryanto, claimed they did not hear a train signal before the accident. Iryanto also said the railway crossing bar was not functioning. --JP