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View all search resultsBus crash leaves eight people dead near Mt. Bromo
Authorities said the bus suffered a brake failure while descending a winding section of the road, causing it to hit a guardrail and collide with a passing motorcycle.
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A man observes the wreckage of a tour bus that crashed in Lumbang, East Java, on Sept. 14, 2025. The accident, reportedly caused by brake failure, left eight passengers dead. (Antara Foto/M Alfariezy)
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t least eight people were killed and dozens more injured on Sunday when a bus carrying hospital workers and their families crashed on a steep mountain road near Mount Bromo in East Java.
According to Probolinggo Traffic Police, the accident occurred at around 11:45 a.m. along Jl. Raya Bromo in Lumbang subdistrict, Probolinggo regency.
Authorities said the bus suffered a brake failure while descending a winding section of the road, causing it to hit a guardrail and collide with a passing motorcycle.
At the time of the crash, the bus was carrying 52 passengers returning from a vacation to Mt. Bromo, mostly family and staff from Bina Sehat Hospital in Jember, East Java.
Eight passengers, including three children, died at the scene. The remaining passengers, along with the driver and assistant driver, sustained injuries and are currently receiving treatment at hospitals in Probolinggo regency.
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Transportation Ministry secretary of the Directorate General of Land Transportation Ahmad Yani said the National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) had launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.
