8 killed in tour bus accident in Indonesia

Eight people were killed and several others injured when a tour bus crashed into road dividers and a fence in Indonesia's East Java province on Sunday.

 

The bus, carrying about 50 passengers and returning from Mount Bromo, suffered a brake failure while descending a road in Boto village, Probolinggo regency, said Slamet A., a member of the regency's disaster agency.

 

"Seven people died at the scene, and one at a hospital. Several others were wounded. The bus was badly damaged," he told Xinhua.

 

The injured were taken to nearby hospitals and clinics. Police have launched an investigation into the accident.

 

Xinhua