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Three dead, 20 injured in pileup in Puncak
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A multiple-vehicle collision causes the closure of a street in Puncak, West Java, on April 22. The accident was caused by a bus with faulty brakes. (JP/File)
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t least three people were killed and 20 others injured in a collision on Saturday evening involving a bus, a minibus, six cars and five motorcycles on Jl. Raya Puncak, Bogor, West Java
Local police said faulty brakes likely caused the tragedy on a hilly road in the Selarong area.
(Read also: 12 fatalities daily on Central Java roads)
Witnesses said it appeared that the bus driver had lost control of the vehicle and rammed into the cars and motorbikes.
Puncak is a busy holiday area near Jakarta and is often packed with vehicles, especially on weekends. (dan)
