Bus Collides with Truck in W Java, Injuring Five

Garut, W Java (Antara) - A bus collided with a truck in West Java's Garut district on Saturday, injuring five people. Two of the five victims were seriously injured, spokesman of the Garut district police Adj. Comr. Bariu Bewana said. "The injured have been taken to a public health post. Traffic gradually returned to normal after the bus and truck were removed from the scene," he added. The injured included the truck's driver and assistant driver, as well as the driver of the bus and two passengers. According to eyewitnesses, the collision occurred when the truck tried to overtake a number of cars along the bend of the road, crashing into the bus which was traveling in the opposite direction. (*)