3 killed, 19 injured in bus-truck collision in Indonesia’s East Java

AKARTA, Indonesia — Three people were killed and 19 others injured in a fatal collision involving a tour bus and a truck on a toll road in Ngawi Regency, East Java Province, on Sunday, local police said.

Police said one victim died at the scene, while two others succumbed to their injuries while receiving treatment at a hospital.

According to authorities, the tour bus was carrying 54 passengers and travelling from Surabaya, the provincial capital of East Java, towards Ngawi when the accident occurred.

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Witnesses said the truck had stopped on the roadside after suffering a tyre blowout shortly before the collision.

Local police said the crash occurred when the two vehicles collided, citing a lack of caution by both drivers as a contributing factor.

Authorities have not provided further details about the identities of the victims or the full circumstances surrounding the accident.

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