TEMPO.CO, Gunung Kidul - A minibus carrying a group of tourists from Kudus, Central java had an accident on Pok Cucak street, Ponjong district, Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, on Sunday morning at round 6 o’clock (2/4).
"Four passengers died in the accident this morning," a witness named Sukoyo said in Gunung Kidul on Sunday.
Minibus "Wahyu Jaya Trans" D 7124 AN was about to have an excursion to Pulang Syawal beach. As it arrived on site with ascending and steep turn, the bus got rocky because it ran pretty fast. The silver minibus then hit a manggo tree and toppled.
Sukoyo explained that people around the accident scene tried to help the victims and reported the accident to the police. Ponjong police then took the victims to the nearest hospital.
Out of 18 passengers, four died. They were Muhammad Arshin (22), Chairul Amar (29), Abdul Khafid (22) and Alika, only a year old.
The victims are residents of Kaliwungu, Kudus, Central Java.
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