Train signal breaks, four people killed

MEDAN, North Sumatra: At least four people were killed and another severely wounded as a train hit a container truck in Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, on Monday.

The four dead victims were riding on two motorcycles, which were next to the truck as it toppled it over after being hit by the Putri Ungu train serving the Medan-Binjai route.

The injured victim was a passenger of a minivan that was also pinned under the truck in Mulyorejo village, Sunggal subdistrict.

The crash was blamed on a malfunctioning of the warning bell at the railroad crossing. --JP