After the accident was reported, police reached the spot and recovered the bodies of six passengers who died at the scene.

Bus accident in Indonesia kills 16 people, some in critical condition

The number of people killed in a fatal bus crash in Indonesia has risen to 28 including eight children, police said Wednesday as a rescue team continued to search a river.

Indonesia bus crash: Death toll climbs to 28 with 13 missing

At least twenty-four people have died after a bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia. Police said the bus fell into a 500-foot ravine and then went into the river in south Sumatra on Monday night.

At least 24 dead as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia

The crash happened when the bus, which had at least 40 people on board, hit a motorbike as it was speeding down a hill

At least 27 killed in bus crash in Indonesia