JAKARTA, Sept 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – Eight people were killed and several others injured, when a tour bus crashed into road dividers and a fence, in Indonesia’s East Java province, yesterday.
The bus, carrying about 50 passengers, and returning from Mount Bromo, suffered a brake failure, while descending a road in Boto village, Probolinggo regency, said Slamet A., a member of the regency’s disaster agency.
“Seven people died at the scene, and one at a hospital. Several others were wounded. The bus was badly damaged,” he said.
The injured were taken to nearby hospitals and clinics. Police have launched an investigation into the accident.– NNN-ANTARA
