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17 killed in N. Sumatra traffic accident
At least 17 students died instantly when a truck they were riding in plunged into a ravine in Masnauli village, Central Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, on Thursday
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t least 17 students died instantly when a truck they were riding in plunged into a ravine in Masnauli village, Central Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, on Thursday.
The traffic unit chief at Central Tapanuli Police, Adj. Comr. M. Syafi'I, said that by 9:20 a.m., 17 dead victims had been removed from the scene of the accident.
'There a possibility that the death toll will increase. The police are searching the ravine for more bodies,' Syafi'I told The Jakarta Post.
He said the truck was carrying 50 students who were children of employees of an oil palm plantation in the regency.
'The incident happened when one of the truck's tires ruptured,' he said.
