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Bus crash kills 27 in Indonesia

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IANS Jakarta

At least 27 people were killed and 18 others seriously wounded when a bus collided with motorcycle in Indonesia's West Java province on Saturday, according to officials on Sunday.

The incident occurred in Cicenang village of Subang district. The bus collapsed after it hit the motorcycles and hit a hill, police in Subang district said, Xinhua reported.

"The incident happen today (Sunday), there are many victims of it," the policeman told Xinhua on phone.

The bus was carrying about 45 people, and police were investigating the deadly incident, he added.

Data from Subang General Hospital revealed that so far 27 people were killed and 18 others suffering from serious wounds.

 

--IANS

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First Published: Feb 11 2018 | 2:54 AM IST

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