Contiki tour bus crashes over cliff in Lombok, Indonesia

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Contiki tour bus crashes over cliff in Lombok, Indonesia

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New Zealander killed, two others injured in Indonesian Contiki tour crash
December 10 2016 - 7:05PM
Rescue workers tried for an hour to free New Zealanders trapped in a van that crashed off an Indonesian cliff and plunged into a riverbed.

An Auckland woman, who worked for Contiki, was killed and two other New Zealanders are seriously injured.

The Contiki van was taking a group of tourists to a surf beach on Thursday when it went over a cliff, rolling several times. The crash happened in south Lombok at 11.26am local time on Thursday.

Lombok International Medical Service's Dr Cahya Dibrata said six passengers had been in the minivan, one of whom died and the other five injured. The Indonesian driver suffered minor injuries...
http://www.smh.com.au/world/new-zealand ... t8bhj.html
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