2024-05-13 03:49:24
The accident happened on Saturday at 18:48. local (1:48 p.m. Lithuanian) time, more than 60 students and teachers were traveling by bus from the city of Depok on the island of Java to Lembang, a popular tourist destination.
The students had just celebrated their graduation and were on a field trip when the out-of-control bus suddenly veered to the left and crashed into a car and three motorcycles, a West Java provincial police spokesman said on Sunday.
According to him, nine schoolchildren and one teacher were among the dead. A motorcyclist was also killed in the accident, 13 people were seriously injured, and another 40 suffered minor injuries.
Officials suspect that the brake of the bus failed before the accident, and the police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Fatal traffic accidents in Indonesia are common, vehicles are often old or poorly maintained, and traffic rules are routinely ignored. Last month, at least 12 people were killed when a car crashed into a bus and another car on a busy highway in West Java as people traveled to celebrate the end of Ramadan.
2024-05-13 03:49:24