Two killed in bus collision

PURWOKWERTO, Central Java: Two people were killed and dozens of others injured in a traffic accident on Sunday in the Banyumas regency.

A passenger bus from Surabaya, East Java, en route to Tasikmalaya in West Java, collided head-on with a truck while attempting to overtake a minibus.

Bus driver Sujadi and his assistant Suyatno were killed instantly. The other victims of the accident, which took place in the vicinity of Kedungrandu Village, are now being treated at the Margono Soekardjo Hospital in Purwokerto, Antara reported. (rms)