At least 12 die as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia

At least 12 die as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia Jakarta  - At least 12 people were killed and more than 20 others injured after a bus carrying a wedding delegation plunged into a deep ravine in southern Sumatra province of Lampung, media reports said Saturday.

The accident occurred Friday afternoon when a passenger bus with 38 people on board was en route from Muaradua district of Lampung province to Manna of the adjacent Bengkulu province, the state-run Antara news agency reported.

The bus plunged into a 60-metre-deep ravine at Tebing Batu sub-district in the Bukit Barisan National Park, bordering the Lampung and Bengkulu provinces.

West Lampung district police chief Muhammad Muslim Siregar was quoted as saying that the accident was possibly caused by a failed brake system and bus driver's was lack of experience in the area.

Seven people were killed on the spot while five others were pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. More than 20 other passengers were injured, Siregar said, among them the bride and groom. (dpa)

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