Boys take over steam roller
BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro (AP) - A group of school boys
allegedly started steamroller Tuesday, which ran out of
control and smashed into a school in central Serbia, a
Serbian news agency reported.
No one was injured in the accident in Gornji Milanovac, 50
miles south of Belgrade, but the school was seriously
damaged by the 4.5 metric ton piece of machinery, the Beta
news agency reported.
Officials were not immediately available to confirm the
report.
Authorities were investigating how the school boys, whose
identities were not released, got access to the
steamroller, which was parked outside the school by
workers who were repairing pavement.
The workers reportedly left the vehicle unattended to seek
shelter from pouring rain, and the boys found the keys
underneath the seat and started the engine.
They jumped off the steamroller when they realized they
could not control it, but machine rolled toward the
school, and smashed through the main entrance, hitting a
few walls and before stopping at a staircase, the report
said.
