JAKARTA (XINHUA) – Six people were killed and four others injured in a vehicle collision on a highway in the Indonesian province of Central Java yesterday.
The accident took place in the province’s Pati region at around 2am local time, involving a passenger bus and two semi-trailer trucks, according to a preliminary report by Pati Traffic Police.
Chief of Pati Traffic Police Asfauri told local media that the bus was carrying 28 people when the accident occurred. Four passengers and the driver were killed. The other deceased was a truck driver.
The deceased and injured were taken to nearby hospitals, and the cause of the accident was being investigated, he said.
Deadly road accidents are common in the Southeast Asian country due to overloading, poor road conditions and reckless driving.
