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Java Toll-Exit Bus Crash in Semarang Kills at Least 16

Investigators are probing high speed with scrutiny on the injured substitute driver.

Overview

  • An inter-provincial coach from Jakarta to Yogyakarta hit a concrete barrier and overturned on the curved Krapyak toll exit just after midnight.
  • Officials said 34 people were onboard, with 16 confirmed dead as bodies were recovered at the scene and additional victims died during treatment.
  • Eighteen survivors were taken to two hospitals, including Dr. Karyadi General Hospital, with five in critical condition and 13 seriously injured.
  • Police completed on-site evacuations and opened an investigation that includes questioning the substitute driver and planned testing for prohibited substances.
  • Rescue teams arrived about 40 minutes after the crash, and television footage showed the yellow bus on its side as ambulances moved victims from the scene.