JAKARTA, Dec 22, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A coach bus slammed into a barrier on an Indonesian highway early Monday, flipping over in an accident that killed at least 16 people, a rescue worker said. Footage shared by the agency showed rescuers moving a victim into a body bag as the nearby bus lay on its side. Transport accidents are common in Indonesia, a vast Southeast Asian archipelago where vehicles are often old and poorly maintained and road rules regularly flouted. In 2024, at least 12 people were killed when a car crashed into a bus and another car on a busy highway as people travelled to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. And in 2019, at least 35 people were killed when a bus plunged into a ravine on the western island of Sumatra.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 22, 2025 04:01 UTC