12 injured in bus accident

12 injured in bus accident

TABANAN, Bali: Twelve people were injured, five of them
seriously, after an intercity Dahlia bus drove into a 10-meter
ravine 20 kilometers west of Denpasar yesterday, police said.

Tabanan Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Alit Widana said the
injured passengers were being treated at the Tabanan Hospital and
five had undergone surgery. Other passengers suffered minor cuts
and bruises and were sent home, he said.

The bus, traveling from Jember in East Java to Denpasar, fell
into the ravine after its breaks failed, Alit said.

Passengers told police the driver, 56-year-old Basiman, had
driven the bus carelessly throughout the trip, he said. -- JP