16 killed as bus carrying students crashes and burns in Italy
Police say 16 people died when a bus carrying Hungarian students returning home from France left a highway and crashed near Verona, Italy. Thirty-nine people survived.
Police Cmdr. Girolamo Lacquaniti said the bus crashed and burst into flames just before midnight. No other vehicles were involved and it was not clear why the bus went off the road, crashing into barriers.
The bus was returning to Budapest, the Hungarian capital, with students ages 15 to 17. Police say 16 badly burned bodies have been pulled from the wreckage.
In Budapest, the foreign ministry said official information was that there were 54 passengers, including adults accompanying the students, and two drivers aboard, but they believe the actual number was higher — for reasons yet to be determined.
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