Fri, 08 Mar 2002

Train kills two

BEKASI: A 60-year-old woman and her four-year-old granddaughter were killed at a train crossing in Wanasari village in Cibitung, Bekasi on Wednesday.

The deceased, named as Saodah Priyatnaningsih and her granddaughter Pratiwi, were residents of the Villa Mutiara Jaya housing complex.

The pair were walking along railway tracks when they were struck by the train traveling toward Jakarta. The train did not even stop, said witness Sudayat, a resident.

The bodies were later taken to Swadana Hospital in Bekasi for an autopsy while the case was reported to Bekasi Police. -- Antara