27 pilgrims killed in Indonesia bus mishap

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 12, 2021 12:09 am

JAVA: A bus carrying dozens of pilgrims plunged down a steep ravine on Indonesia’s Java island, killing at least 27 people including junior high school students, authorities said on Thursday.

Rescuers worked through the night using cranes to pluck injured survivors from the wreckage after the fatal crash late Wednesday in West Java’s Sumedang district.

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