27 killed in Indonesia after bus falls into ravine

SANAA, March 11 (YPA) -A bus carrying pupils and some parents plunged into ravine in Java island last night as they returned from a picnic, killing 27 people, according to Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport.

The search and rescue agency said in a statement  on Thursday that the bus driver lost control shortly before the accident in an area near the City of Sumedang in West Java province.

The Ministry stated that 39 people had survived.

E.M