Law enforcement officials examine the wreckage of a minivan after a deadly highway accident in Batang, Central Java, on Sept. 5, 2022. (Antara Picture)
Semarang. A minimum of seven folks died after a minivan hit the tail of a truck on the toll highway between the Central Java cities of Batang and Semarang on Monday morning.
Police confirmed that each one the fatalities got here from the Toyota Hiace minivan, which misplaced management and plunged into the ditch quickly after the affect.
Each autos are registered in East Java based on their registration plates. The minivan is registered with town of Sidoarjo and the truck carries the license plate for the East Java capital of Surabaya.
“We’re nonetheless figuring out all of the victims,” Central Java Police spokesman Chief Comr. Iqbal Alqudusy informed Antara information company.
“The minivan ran on the appropriate lane within the sunny situations and medium site visitors stream,” he added.
He didn’t say how many individuals had been contained in the minivan when the accident occurred.
He mentioned investigation is underway however driver’s fatigue is suspected to be the reason for the accident.
