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11 people killed in bus crash in Indonesia

A bus crash leaves 11 people dead and eight others injured in Indonesia.

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Indonesian hospital workers move the dead body of a tourist from an ambulance to the morgue at a hospital in Bandung, West Java, following a deadly bus crash, October 7, 2011. (AFP photo)

At least 11 people have been killed in a bus crash in Indonesia’s West Java Province.

Police said on Thursday that eight people were also seriously injured after a bus crashed into a truck. All of the injured passengers were transported to hospital.

Local media reported that the bus was traveling at high speed when it hit the back of the truck on a highway in the western district of Subang.

Initial reports said the driver of the bus might have been drowsy. Police are still investigating the case.

Earlier this year, a road accident in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island left almost two dozen people dead.

Road accidents in Indonesia are frequent and usually spike up during holidays.