A bus carrying 61 students lost its brakes and crashed into cars and motorcycles in Indonesia late Saturday, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens more, the Associated Press reported.
Most of the dead were students who were returning to their high school on the outskirts of the capital Jakarta after a graduation ceremony with their teachers. APPolice spokesperson Jules Abraham Abasto said.
Nine people were killed at the scene when the bus lost control on a downhill slope, crossed lanes and hit cars and motorcycles, before crashing into a power pole, the Associated Press reported, citing Avast. (Related: At least 16 Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants killed in Mexican bus crash)
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The teacher and local driver later died in hospital. A further 53 people were treated for injuries, some in critical condition, the newspaper reported.
Local television showed footage of the destroyed bus surrounded by rescue workers and ambulances, according to the Associated Press.
“The cause of the accident is still under investigation, but preliminary investigations indicate that the bus’s brakes had failed,” Avast said, according to the newspaper.
Indonesia suffers from substandard safety standards and poor infrastructure. According to the Associated Press, traffic accidents like the May 16, 2022 tourist bus crash that killed 14 people and injured 19 others are common.
On April 8, 2024, 12 people were killed when a car collided with a bus and another car while traveling on a busy highway to celebrate the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. australian broadcasting company report.
A fuel truck crashed into a group of motorcyclists in 2022, killing at least 25 people, according to reports. Sun.
According to the Associated Press, there was another accident in 2021 when a tourist bus lost its brakes and fell into a ravine, killing 27 people and injuring 39 others.
