Death toll in Indonesia bus plunge rises to 35 as more victims found

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At least 35 people were killed when a bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia, officials said in a new toll Thursday, making it one of the most ...

in Indonesia, officials said in a new toll on Thursday , making it one of the most deadly bus accidents in recent years.

"The rescue team is searching the river 6km towards the north using rafting," Taufan told AFP on Thursday.The team has evacuated at least 13 survivors and the search is still ongoing to find more bodies over fears that some might have been carried away in the river. Traffic accidents are common in the Southeast Asian archipelago, where vehicles are often old and poorly maintained and road rules regularly flouted.

 

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