Cisarua:
Eighteen people were killed and dozens injured today when a bus plunged into a river as it returned from a church outing on Indonesia's main island of Java, police said.
The bus was carrying passengers from a Jakarta church back to the capital after a visit to a hill resort when the accident happened at Cisarua in West Java province, local police spokesman Martinus Sitompul told AFP.
It collided with a pick-up truck then crashed into a food stall before falling up to eight metres into the river.
Sitompul told AFP that 18 people were killed, 30 were seriously injured and 10 slightly hurt.
"We suspect the brakes malfunctioned but that's still being investigated," he said.
Police were questioning the bus driver, who sustained light injuries, he said.
Fatal accidents are common on Indonesia's poorly maintained roads, especially on densely populated Java island.
The bus was carrying passengers from a Jakarta church back to the capital after a visit to a hill resort when the accident happened at Cisarua in West Java province, local police spokesman Martinus Sitompul told AFP.
It collided with a pick-up truck then crashed into a food stall before falling up to eight metres into the river.
Sitompul told AFP that 18 people were killed, 30 were seriously injured and 10 slightly hurt.
"We suspect the brakes malfunctioned but that's still being investigated," he said.
Police were questioning the bus driver, who sustained light injuries, he said.
Fatal accidents are common on Indonesia's poorly maintained roads, especially on densely populated Java island.
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