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At Least 16 Killed After Bus Smashes Fuel Tanker on Indonesia Highway
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Published on 7 May 2026
Four survivors were treated for severe burns
A passenger bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker truck on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, according to officials. The crash happened around midday on the Trans-Sumatra Highway in North Musi Rawas regency. At least 16 people were killed and four others were injured, with survivors taken to a nearby clinic for burn and other injuries.
- Bus and fuel tanker crashed head-on on Sumatra’s Trans-Sumatra Highway
- At least 16 people were killed and four others were injured
- Survivors were taken to a nearby clinic, including severe burn cases
- Officials reported the crash occurred around midday
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