Woman killed as train hits bus

Woman killed as train hits bus

PROBOLINGGO, East Java: A woman was killed and 12 other passengers injured -- six of them seriously -- when an inter-city bus was hit by a passing train at a level crossing in Jrebeng village, near here, yesterday.

Police said the woman's identity was not immediately known. The injured people were treated at a local hospital.

Capt. Lunik Widodo, the head of the traffic police office, told Antara news agency the bus should not have been on the road because it is closed to such large vehicles.

But, he said, the bus driver told him that he wanted to drop by his relative's house, which was nearby.

Lunik said the bus driver was not careful in crossing the railway track intersection which does not have a gate. (16)