Bus rams cars, motorbikes in Indonesia; 11 killed

May 01, 2017 | 10:23
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JAKARTA: At least 11 people were killed Sunday (Apr 30) when a bus rammed into several other vehicles in Indonesia's West Java province after a suspected brake failure, police said.
Bystanders look at the wreckage of a bus after it rammed four cars and a motorcycle and came to rest at the bottom of a slope in Cianjur on Apr 30, 2017. (Photo: STR/AFP) Read more at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/bus-rams-cars-motorbikes-in-indonesia-11-killed-8807702

The bus hit four cars and motorbikes before tumbling down a slope. The bus driver and some of the motorists were among those killed.

The accident in Cianjur district, 90 kilometres (56 miles) south of Jakarta, also injured nearly 50 people.

Transport accidents are common in Indonesia, where buses and trains are often old and badly maintained.

AFP

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