Truck hits crowd in Indonesia, 12 dead

A truck swerving to miss a collision has ploughed into a group of people on the side of a street in Indonesia, killing 12.

A truck has crashed into a crowd in Indonesia's Central Java province, killing 12 people and injuring nine others, police say.

Local residents were gathered on the side of a street in the district of Brebes on Sunday when the truck swerved to avoid a collision and ran into them, local police chief Sugiarto said.

Police suspect brake failure may have been the cause.


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