Bali minibus crash kills five Chinese tourists

Denpasar, Indonesia: A minibus carrying Chinese tourists crashed Friday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, killing five and leaving eight others...

Denpasar, Indonesia: A minibus carrying Chinese tourists crashed Friday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, killing five and leaving eight others injured, police said.

The minibus was on a curved and sloping road in the Buleleng district, which is on the northern side of the island, when the crash happened.

Five Chinese tourists -- three women, and two men -- died in the accident, while the driver and eight other passengers suffered minor injuries, the police said.

"The driver was unable to control the vehicle... the vehicle crashed into a farm, collided with a tree," local traffic police officer Bachtiar Arifin said, adding the crash was under investigation.

He said police informed the Chinese consulate about the crash, and the consulate was contacting families of the passengers involved.