At least 12 dead in Indonesia bus crash after brakes apparently failed: Police
- A bus carrying 34 passengers overturned on May 6 in West Sumatra, Indonesia, near a bus terminal in Padang city.
- The accident occurred after the bus's brakes apparently malfunctioned, causing the driver to lose control on steep hills in Padang.
- The crash resulted in the deaths of 12 individuals, including two children, whose bodies were largely trapped beneath the overturned bus, and caused injuries to 23 others.
- Reza Chairul Akbar Sidiq, West Sumatra traffic police director, said thirteen injured people were seriously hurt, and all victims were taken to two hospitals.
- The driver remains in critical condition while police continue investigating the crash's cause, highlighting ongoing road safety concerns in Indonesia.
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At least 12 dead in Indonesia bus crash after brakes apparently failed: Police
PADANG, Indonesia: A bus carrying 34 passengers sped out of control on a downhill road and overturned in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province on Tuesday (May 6), killing at least 12 people and leaving others injured, police said. The inter-province bus was on its way to Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, from

At least 12 dead in Indonesia bus crash after brakes apparently failed, police say
A bus carrying 34 passengers has sped out of control on a downhill road and overturned in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, killing at least 12 people and leaving others injured, police say.
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