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Pickup overturns, three die

Agus Maryono, The Jakarta Post, Purwokerto | Sun, 11/29/2009 7:17 PM
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Three residents were killed, while dozens of others were wounded after a pickup truck they were taking to attend a marriage ceremony overturned in Jingkang village, Banyumas Regency, on Sunday.

The pickup was carrying 30 passengers, mostly women, when it failed to ascend a steep road on its way back from the ceremony.

As a result, the passengers were squeezed. The wounded passengers were later rushed to the Ajibarang regional public hospital.

Local police are investigating the cause of the accident.

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