16 killed, 12 injured in Indonesia truck crash 

Jakarta: At least 16 gold miners have been killed and 12 seriously injured after a truck they were travelling in, overturned in Indonesia's West Papua province on Wednesday. 

According to details, the ill-fated truck carrying 29 people on a mountain road in Menyambouw district when it skidded and tipped over about 2am. 

Rescue teams and police reached the spot after getting information and shifted the deceased and injured to a nearby hospital. 

Among the victims, one was a child. 

A police officer told local media that failed brakes might have caused the accident.