Train signal breaks, four people killed

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