At least 16 killed in collision between passenger bus and truck in Indonesia

In this photo released by South Sumatra Regional Police, a rescuer tries to extinguish fire after a passenger bus collided with a fuel truck in North Musi Rawas regency of South Sumatra province, Indonesia, Wednesday, 6 May 2026 - (AP)

At least 16 people were killed after a passenger bus crashed into a fuel tanker on a highway in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said.

The accident happened on Wednesday along the Trans-Sumatra highway in South Sumatra province. Officials said the intercity bus was travelling from Lubuklinggau in south Sumatra to Jambi on the east coast when it collided with the tanker coming from the opposite direction.