Eight killed after boat sinks in Indonesia

Eight people are dead after a boat capsized off an island near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.

Eight people were killed after a boat carrying 48 passengers including children sank off Indonesia's Kalimantan island on Monday, rescue officials said.

The national rescue agency said in a statement that 13 passengers remain missing, while the rest have been rescued.

The boat was on its way from Tanjung Selor to Tarakan on the Indonesian side of Borneo island, when it overturned and sank.

It was not immediately clear what caused the accident.