Semarang: A passenger bus crash killed at least 16 people on Indonesia's main island of Java just after midnight Monday, officials said. The bus was carrying 34 people when it lost control on a toll road, struck a concrete barrier, and rolled onto its side. Budiono, a search and rescue agency chief who goes by a single name like many Indonesians, provided these details.
According to Emirates News Agency, the inter-province bus was traveling from the capital Jakarta to the ancient royal city of Yogyakarta. It overturned while entering a curved exit ramp at the Krapyak tollway in Central Java's Semarang city. The forceful impact resulted in several passengers being thrown and left trapped against the bus body.
Witnesses informed authorities that the bus was traveling at high speed before the driver lost control, leading to the tragic incident.