At least sixteen people are reported dead after a passenger bus crash on Indonesia's main island of Java just after midnight Monday, officials said.
There were a total of 34 people in the bus.
The bus lost control on a toll road and struck a concrete barrier before rolling onto its side, said Budiono, a search and rescue agency chief who goes by a single name like many Indonesians.
The inter-province bus was traveling from the capital Jakarta to the country's ancient royal city of Yogyakarta when it overturned while entering a curved exit ramp at the Krapyak tollway in Central Java's Semarang city, he said.
“The forceful impact threw several passengers and left them trapped against the bus body,” Budiono said.
Police and rescue teams arrived about 40 minutes after the accident and recovered the bodies of six passengers who died at the scene. Another 10 people died on the way to a hospital, or while being treated, Budiono said.
The 18 victims being treated at two nearby hospitals included five people in critical condition and 13 in serious condition, he said.
It is learnt that the police and rescue teams reached the site approximately 40 minutes after the accident, where they recovered the bodies of six passengers. A further 10 people died either while being transported to the hospital or while receiving medical treatment.
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