British News Agency

The intercity bus, carrying 34 passengers from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, lost control while entering a curved exit ramp of the Krapyak highway in Semarang, Central Java, hit a concrete barrier and tipped onto its side.

Search and rescue teams said that the force of the impact threw several passengers from their seats, while others were trapped inside the wrecked bus.

Rescue teams found six bodies at the scene, while 10 others died while being taken to hospital or during treatment. Eighteen injured passengers, five of whom are in critical condition, were taken to nearby hospitals.

Television footage showed the overturned bus surrounded by rescue workers, police and ambulances at the scene.