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Three die in Banten bus accident
A bus operated by the SM Prima company with 17 people on board crashed on Monday morning on the Tangerang-Merak toll road, leaving three people dead and several others injured.
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The wreckage of a bus is examined after a recent bus crash in Puncak, West Java. (Antara/Arif Firmansyah)
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bus operated by the SM Prima company with 17 people on board crashed on Monday morning on the Tangerang-Merak toll road in Banten, leaving three people dead and several others injured.
“A single traffic accident occurred involving a SM Prima bus at 11:25 a.m. at KM 85.8 on the Tangerang-Merak Toll road,” Banten Police traffic directorate chief Sr. Comr. Tri Julianto Djatiutomo said on Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
The bus driver, Suandi, 46, was allegedly speeding when the bus veered off the road and struck a bridge.
Three people died at the scene, three were severely injured and 14 others received minor injuries.
Two of the fatalities have been identified as Suandi, Muhajir, 61, a resident of Mojokerto, Central Java and Irwan, 46, a resident of Jombang, Cilegon, Banten.
The injured were admitted to the Krakatau Medika and Cilegon General hospitals, Djatiutomo said. (fac)
