Indonesia’s largest island witnessed a tragic accident when a bus, transporting high school students on a graduation trip, crashed, resulting in the loss of at least 11 lives and leaving several others injured. This incident occurred on Sunday, May 12.
DANGER: HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT STRIKES TOUR BUS KILLING 11 STUDENTS AT CIATER, SUBANG, WEST JAVA, INDONESIA
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At approximately 6:48 PM on Saturday, a bus transporting over 60 students and teachers from the town of Depok on Java Island to the popular tourist destination of Lembang was involved in a crash.
After celebrating their graduation, the students embarked on a school trip. Tragically, the bus lost control, veering to the left and colliding with a car and three motorbikes. This incident was reported by West Java province police spokesman Jules Abraham Abast to AFP on Sunday.
“Out of the passengers who died, nine of them were students, and one of them was a teacher,” Abast said.
“The accident also killed one motorcyclist, seriously injured 13 people and caused minor injuries to 40 others,” he added.
According to local traffic police chief Undang Syarif Hidayat, there are suspicions that the bus experienced brake malfunction prior to the crash. However, Abast mentioned that the police are currently conducting an investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident.
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