Indonesia bus crash kills 13, injures dozens


This picture taken in Mangunan, Bantul, Yogyakarta on Feb 6, 2022 shows residents checking a bus after it crashed killing 13 people and injuring dozens others, police said. - AFP

SOLO, Indonesia (AFP): At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured after a tour bus carrying factory workers to a beach holiday crashed on Indonesia's Java island, according to police.

The bus and its 47 passengers were headed from Sukoharjo in Central Java to a family gathering in neighbouring Yogyakarta province when the driver lost control going downhill, officers said late Sunday (Feb 6).

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