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| Subject: | Re: Traffic accident involving "tank" in Indonesia : 18 dead. |  |
| Date: | Jan 9, 2004 |
| From: | Aripin L. Sunardi | |
Hi Christophe, it was an old AMX-13 (90mm) used for tank-driver training,
according to some sources the particular tank's max speed is 30-40km/hr but
the brake failed.
The accident happened in a down-hill road, the driver *zig-zagged* the tank
to reduce the tank's speed.
HTH,
Aripin
from Indonesia
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"Christophe Jacquemont" wrote in message
news:3ff11d30@news.track-link.net...
> Source : AP
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> Tank Rams Minibus in Indonesia, 18 Killed
> Sat Dec 27, 4:11 AM ET
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> JAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesian army tank accidentally ran over a
public minibus on Java island on Saturday, killing 18 people and injuring at
least five, authorities said.
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> The tank was returning from military exercises along a narrow, winding
road near the town of Magelang when the driver lost control, rammed the
minibus and rolled over it, said police Lt. Heru Widodo.
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> "The tank was going from side to side," Aditya, who goes by a single name,
told the el-Shinta radio station.
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> Two of the 18 people killed were soldiers in the tank. The rest were
passengers on the bus, said Widodo.
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> An officer at the division confirmed the accident had taken place, but
declined to answer any more questions.
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> Magelang is 225 miles southeast of the capital Jakarta.
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