Jakarta, Feb 7 (IANS) Thirteen people were killed and eight others wounded in a bus accident in Indonesia’s Yogyakarta province, Spokesman for the National Search and Rescue Office, Yusuf Latief told Xinhua over phone.
The accident occurred on Sunday in Bantul district at about 13:00 local time (0600 GMT), and all the victims were rushed to three nearby hospitals, the Spokesman said.
A total of 40 passengers were aboard the bus, and the passengers were workers of a textile firm who planned to have a journey to the Parangtritis tourist destination in the southern coast of Java island, he added.
One of the casualties was a child, and four people suffered serious wounds and four others got moderate and light injuries, Pipit Eriyanto, Press Officer at the Search and Rescue Office in Yogyakarta, told Xinhua over phone.
Police Chief in Bantul district named only Senior Commissioner Ihsan said that the driver could not control the bus when it was passing through a downside road and hit a higher ground at the right side, Xinhua news agency reported.
Police have been carrying out an investigation, including the cause of the fatal accident, he told reporters.
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