16 dead in Indonesia bus crash
2013-02-27 17:50
Bandung - Officials say an overcrowded passenger bus has
slammed into a large rock on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing 16
people.
Police spokesman Martinus Sitompul says 26 other people
were injured in the accident, which occurred on Wednesday in West Java
province's Puncak town.
Sitompul says the bus was carrying 75 passengers from the
neighbouring province of Banten to the West Java district of Cianjur.
He says the bus was moving uncontrollably when it slammed
into the rock.
A local transportation official says the bus was over its
passenger capacity.
It was the second deadly accident in the area in five
days.
On Saturday, a truck slammed into several vehicles,
killing 16 people.
Road accidents are common in Indonesia, where safety
standards are poor.
- AP
