Truck carrying wedding guests struck on Indonesia highway, killing 13 people
Police said 13 people were killed and five were injured when a pickup carrying wedding guests was hit by two trucks.
- On Sunday, a pickup truck carrying wedding guests was crushed between two trucks on Java's northern coastal highway near Kiajaran Kulon, killing 13 people and injuring five others, authorities said Monday.
- Police chief Undang Syarif Hidayat said the victims were traveling in an open-bed pickup that slowed near a median to make a U-turn when a wing-box truck struck it from behind, pushing the vehicle into oncoming traffic.
- The violent collision hurled more than a dozen people onto the highway, Hidayat said. Five survivors remain hospitalized in Indramayu with injuries ranging from minor to serious, police reported.
- Authorities are investigating the crash, which occurred as the wedding party was returning home to Parean village. Officials continue monitoring the five survivors' medical conditions, a critical focus for emergency services.
- Deadly traffic accidents are common in Indonesia, where overloaded vehicles and inadequate road safety measures frequently contribute to fatal crashes, officials noted. This incident reflects the nation's ongoing highway enforcement challenge.
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At least 13 people were killed and many injured.
A pickup truck carrying wedding guests crashed yesterday in the west of the Indonesian island of Java, killing thirteen people and injuring five others. This was reported by the local traffic police. The vehicle became trapped between two trucks on a busy highway. According to a police chief, the driver of the pickup truck was attempting to make a U-turn on the Pantura Highway in Indramayu. He slowed down and tried to make a U-turn. The open-be…
13 wedding guests killed in three-truck collision in Indonesia
The crash occurred Sunday afternoon on the northern coastal highway near Kiajaran Kulon village of Indramayu regency, as the group was returning home after attending a wedding in neighbouring Parean village, local traffic police chief Undang Syarif Hidayat said.
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