Three killed, 19 injured in bus-truck collision in Indonesia's East Java


JAKARTA: A fatal traffic accident involving a tour bus and a truck on a toll road in Ngawi Regency, East Java Province, left three people dead and 19 others injured on Sunday.

Local police said one victim was killed at the scene, while two others died while receiving treatment at a hospital.

According to the police, the tour bus, carrying 54 passengers, was traveling from Surabaya, the provincial capital of East Java, toward Ngawi when the crash occurred.

According to witnesses, the truck had parked on the side of the road due to a blown tire before the incident.

Due to a lack of caution by both drivers, a collision occurred between the bus and the truck, local police said. - Xinhua

 

 

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