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Ten people, including children, killed in Bekasi in truck

crash outside school

Jakarta (Jakarta Post) - At least 10 people have been killed, including some children,
after a truck crashed on Wednesday near a bus stop outside a school in Bekasi, West Java
province, police said. The students were waiting at the bus stop after class when the truck
veered toward them and crashed into two motorcycles and toppled a concrete
communications tower, traffic policeman Latif Usman said. Usman said 20 children were
also injured in the crash. "We are conducting an investigation to assess if the brakes
failed," said Usman. Another police official in Bekasi said the driver had been detained.
Images from the scene showed the communications tower had fallen across the road
outside the school's gates and crashed into the bus stop on the sidewalk. At least 23
others, including 14 primary school students, were injured and taken to two nearby
hospitals for treatment, Usman said.

"We are conducting an investigation to assess if the brakes failed," said Usman. Another
police official in Bekasi said the driver had been detained. Images from the scene showed
the communications tower had fallen across the road outside the school's gates and
crashed into the bus stop on the sidewalk. At least 23 others, including 14 primary school
students, were injured and taken to two nearby hospitals for treatment, Usman said.

Images from the scene of the crash showed twisted metal and debris as rescuers helped
the victims. Police said they were still investigating the cause of the crash. "So far we
didn't see any indication of brake failure but we are still investigating the accident," said
Latif, quoted by AFP. The driver had been detained but had not been questioned because
he was "still in shock", he added.

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