At least eight people were killed and dozens others injured in a road accident involving 21 vehicles on the Purbaleunyi section of the Bandung-Jakarta toll road in Purwakarta regency, West Java, on Monday. The accident took place at around 1 p.m. local time.

West Java Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko said the victims had been taken to three nearby hospitals, namely MH Thamrin Hospital, Siloam Hospital and Bayu Asih Hospital.