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Indonesia bus carrying schoolchildren plunges into ravine, killing 27
A bus carrying schoolchildren and some parents returning from an excursion plunged into a ravine on the Indonesian island of Java on Wednesday night, killing 27 people, the country’s transportation ministry says.
Key points:
- Survivors told authorities that the vehicle’s brakes may have malfunctioned
- Photographs from the scene showed the bus had ended up on its side
- Road accidents are common in Indonesia because of poor safety standards and infrastructure
Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said the driver of the bus lost control on a winding road before it fell 20 metres down the hill in an area near the city of Sumedang in West Java province.
The transportation ministry said the bus was carrying junior high school students and parents, and…
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