Indonesia school bus crash kills 11, dozens injured
At least 11 people were killed and dozens more were injured when a bus carrying high school students on a graduation trip crashed on Indonesia's biggest island, police said on Sunday (May 12).
A bus carrying high school students on a graduation trip crashed in Indonesia, killing 11 people, including nine students and one teacher, and injuring dozens more. Authorities are investigating the cause, with a suspected brake malfunction being considered.
The bus was carrying more than 60 students and teachers from the Java island town of Depok to Lembang, a popular tourist spot, when it crashed at 6.48pm on Saturday.
The students had just celebrated their graduation and were on a school trip when the bus suddenly lost control and tilted to the left,
The accident also killed one motorcyclist, seriously injured 13 people and caused minor injuries to 40 others, he added.
Local traffic police chief Undang Syarif Hidayat told broadcaster Kompas he suspected the bus' brake malfunctioned before the crash, but Abast said police are still investigating the cause of the accident.
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
