Indonesia school bus crash kills 11, injures dozens

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Nine of the victims were students, and one of them was a teacher.

The bus crashed into a car and three motorbikes in Indonesia. The accident killed nine students, a teacher, and a motorcyclist.The accident in Indonesia also left 13 people seriously injured and caused minor injuries to 40 others, said the police.

The bus was carrying more than 60 students and teachers from the Java island town of Depok to Lembang, a popular tourist spot, when it crashed at 6.45pm on May 11. “Out of the passengers who died, nine of them were students, and one of them was a teacher,” Mr Abast said. Local traffic police chief Undang Syarif Hidayat told broadcaster Kompas he suspected the bus’ brake malfunctioned before the crash, but Mr Abast said the police are still investigating the cause of the accident.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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