13 killed and dozens hurt in Java bus accident


Fatal stop: Curious onlookers gathering after the accident in Mangunan in Bantul, Jogjakarta. — AFP

AT least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured after a tour bus carrying factory workers to a beach holiday crashed on Indonesia’s Java island, according to police.

The bus and its 47 passengers were headed from Sukoharjo in Central Java to a family gathering in neighbouring Jogjakarta province when the driver lost control going downhill, officers said on Sunday.

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