Train-minibus collision kills 14 in Indonesia

by Amitjha | July 5, 2009 at 03:09 am

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In a tragic incident of Accident, 14 people died in Indonesia.The minibus was carrying 35 passengers, they were going to attand a marriage ceromany.The bus collided with the train when trying to pass through illegal crossing.

Fourteen people were killed and dozens others wounded after a mini bus collided with a train in Klaten of Central Java on Sunday, local media reported.

    The collision occurred at 10:35 a.m. (0335 GMT), when a Yogyakarta-Surakarta train slammed into a minibus, which was carrying 35 passengers to attend a wedding ceremony, at an illegal rail crossing in Klaten, the Jakarta Post reported.

    The train pushed the bus up to over 20 meters, local TV quoted a survivor as saying.

    All surviving victims had been transferred to nearby hospitals, said Eko Budiyanto, spokesperson of state-owned railway company PTKAI for Yogyakarta area.