Jakarta: Fifteen people were killed and 16 others injured in a bus accident in Indonesia’s East Java province on Monday, authorities have confirmed.
The accident took place in Mojokerto district.
The bus hit a pole located on the side of the road, a search and rescue official told Xinhua news agency.
The police will carry out an investigation to find ascertain the exact cause of the accident.
a doctor in charge at the emergency unit of Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital, said, “thirteen bodies are here, one in Citra Medika hospital and another is in Basoeni hospital”.
–IANS