A tragic crash committed by a bus loaded with pilgrims occurred in Ciloto, Cianjur, West Java shortly before noon on Wednesday, killing 15 people on board and left 32 others injured, a policeman overseeing the crash site said.

Cianjur traffic police chief Dewo Sadewo was quoted by the Antara news agency as saying that 20 of the injured passengers suffer from major injuries while the remaining 12 suffer from lighter one. He added that 32 survivors were found from the crash. "Most of the injured ones have been evacuated to nearest hospital with part of them were evacuated to larger hospital in Cianjur," he said. Dewo said that most of the death victims were elder ones. According to the police, the bus failed to pass through a sharp turn and rammed a gorge that led to the crash. The tourist bus was loaded by pilgrims intending to go to holy place in Cianjur.