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Pickup Truck Carrying Wedding Guests Crushed Between Two Trucks on Indonesia Highway, Killing 13
A pickup truck returning from a wedding was struck twice on a Java highway Sunday afternoon, killing 13 and injuring five. Police said the open-bed vehicle had stopped to make a U-turn when hit from behind.
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A pickup truck carrying wedding guests was crushed between two trucks on a busy highway on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing 13 people and injuring five others, Cbs News reported. The crash occurred Sunday afternoon on the northern coastal highway near Kiajaran Kulon village in Indramayu regency.
The group was returning from a wedding in neighboring Parean village when the open-bed pickup slowed and stopped near a median opening to make a U-turn, local traffic police chief Undang Syarif Hidayat said.
A wing-box truck traveling in the same direction struck the pickup from behind. The impact pushed the vehicle into the opposite lane, where it was hit by another truck. The collision hurled more than a dozen people from the pickup onto the highway, Hidayat said.
Five survivors remained hospitalized with injuries ranging from minor to serious as of July 13, 2026, police said. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
Deadly traffic accidents are common in Indonesia, where overloaded vehicles, inadequate road safety measures and poor compliance with traffic regulations frequently contribute to fatal crashes, Cbs News reported.
