15 die as bus plunges off road

JAKARTA - At least 15 passengers, including a number of small children, died and 28 people were injured when a bus plunged into…

JAKARTA - At least 15 passengers, including a number of small children, died and 28 people were injured when a bus plunged into a gorge yesterday in Indonesia's West Java province, the official Antara newsagency reported.

The accident happened just after midday 60km south east of the provincial capital of Bandung. The cause of the accident was not given.

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