13 people were tragically killed on the asphalt and dozens of others were injured in an accident in which a tourist bus in Java was involved. Indonesia. The driver of the bus, which was carrying 47 people, who had left Suko Hartzo to visit a coastal area, lost control of the vehicle on a steep slope, police explained last night (6/2).
“Eyewitnesses said they saw the driver in a panic trying to operate the gear lever, which suggests that the brakes were not working or were defective“, Said Ihsan police officer, who like many Indonesians uses only one name, during a press conference, reports APE-MPE, citing AFP.
Dead and the driver
The traffic police is often in Indonesia, as many vehicles are in poor condition, as is the infrastructure, and the traffic code is not followed by many drivers.
“Thirteen people are dead. “Some (succumbed) on the spot, others died at the hospital,” Ihsan said, adding that “another 34 were injured.” The injured were taken to three nearby hospitals.
The bus driver is among the dead. The vehicle overturned and crashed into a curb. Shortly before the accident, he had asked the passengers to disembark temporarily because the bus could not go uphill.said Ihsan.
In March 2021, 29 people were killed when a bus carrying pilgrims, including students, was involved in an accident in Java. In late 2019, at least 35 people were killed when a bus fell into a ravine in Sumatra.
Source: News Beast
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