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Bus accident on Bandung-Jakarta toll road kills seven

More than 30 people were on board  the bus.

Arya Dipa (The Jakarta Post)
Bandung
Mon, January 28, 2019 Published on Jan. 28, 2019 Published on 2019-01-28T18:48:41+07:00

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even people were killed and six others injured in an accident involving a Bimasuci bus on the Cikampek-Purwakarta-Padalarang toll road in West Java on Monday.

West Java Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Trunoyudo Wisnu Andhiko said the bus was traveling from Bandung to Jakarta.

“So far seven people have died in the accident,” Trunoyudo added.

 The bus was carrying 33 passengers including the driver and a crew member.

“All the victims were taken to Thamrin and Siloam general hospitals in Purwakarta,” he said.

The bus had crashed into a road divider causing it to flip over. (swa)

 

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