This photo taken with mobile phone shows the wreckage of a small bus after crashing with a truck in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia, May 7, 2025. At least 11 people were killed and five others injured when a truck collided with a small bus in Indonesia's Central Java province on Wednesday, a senior rescue official said. (Photo by Wawan Setiawan/Xinhua)
JAKARTA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed and five others injured when a truck collided with a small bus in Indonesia's Central Java province on Wednesday, a senior rescue official said.
The truck, which was carrying a load of sand, failed to climb an uphill road in Kalijambe Village, Bener Sub-district, at around 11:30 a.m. Jakarta time, according to Abdullah, head of the search and rescue office in Cilacap Regency.
"It is suspected that the truck experienced brake failure. It rolled backward to the left, hitting a small bus, and then crashed into a house," Abdullah told Xinhua.
"Our team immediately went to the scene to carry out the evacuation. All 11 fatalities were passengers on the small bus. Five others were injured," he said.
Abdullah added that all the victims and the injured were taken to Purworejo General Hospital. ■
This photo taken with mobile phone shows people standing at the site of a truck accident in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia, May 7, 2025. At least 11 people were killed and five others injured when a truck collided with a small bus in Indonesia's Central Java province on Wednesday, a senior rescue official said. (Photo by Wawan Setiawan/Xinhua)
This photo taken with mobile phone shows an overturned truck after colliding with a small bus in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia, May 7, 2025. At least 11 people were killed and five others injured when a truck collided with a small bus in Indonesia's Central Java province on Wednesday, a senior rescue official said. (Photo by Wawan Setiawan/Xinhua)
People stand near a damaged house after a truck accident in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia, May 7, 2025. At least 11 people were killed and five others injured when a truck collided with a small bus in Indonesia's Central Java province on Wednesday, a senior rescue official said. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)
Wreckage of damaged vehicles is evacuated after a truck accident in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia, May 7, 2025. At least 11 people were killed and five others injured when a truck collided with a small bus in Indonesia's Central Java province on Wednesday, a senior rescue official said. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)
Relatives wait outside a hospital after a truck accident in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia, May 7, 2025. At least 11 people were killed and five others injured when a truck collided with a small bus in Indonesia's Central Java province on Wednesday, a senior rescue official said. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)
People transfer a coffin of a victim at a hospital in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia, May 7, 2025. At least 11 people were killed and five others injured when a truck collided with a small bus in Indonesia's Central Java province on Wednesday, a senior rescue official said. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)
Ambulances wait to transfer victims of a truck accident at a hospital in Purworejo, Central Java, Indonesia, May 7, 2025. At least 11 people were killed and five others injured when a truck collided with a small bus in Indonesia's Central Java province on Wednesday, a senior rescue official said. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)