Two Killed in Truck Accident in Bogor
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Kamis, 1 Januari 1970 07:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Bogor - A traffic accident taking place at Jalan KH Abdullah Bin Nuh in Bogor, West Java killed two passengers of public transport who got struck down by a ready-mix truck on Saturday, Feb. 17.
The accident happened at around 10:30 a.m, a ready-mix truck Hino with plate number B 9845 TIN collided with a public transport with plate number F 1962 YV.
"The victims losing their lives were passengers of the public transport," Bogor traffic police chief Comr. Bramastyo Priaji.
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The chronology of the accident began when the truck passed the KH Abdullah Bin Nuh street from Yasmin heading to Bubulak. As they went near a long bridge, the driver allegedly could not maintain safe distance and hit a passing public transport.
"The public transport was rolled over and got struck down under the truck," Bram said. The accident also caused four other injured. All victims were evacuated and the dead victims were brought to Ciawi General Hospital, while the injured were brought to Hermina Hospital, Yasmin.
The first dead victim was Karna (50) and the other victim was Aca (63). Both reside in Ciampea sub-district.
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