LA PAZ, Bolivia: At least 14 people were killed and two others injured in a collision between a truck and a bus on a busy road in southwestern Bolivia on Thursday, police said.
Julio Larrea, a local police official, said there were nine women, four men and a child among the dead.
He said the driver of the truck, which was loaded with salt, had deviated across the road and hit the bus coming from the opposition direction.
The accident took place on a road linking the Andean towns of Potosi and Oruro.
Another local police official, Adet Cabrera, told the TV channel Red Uno from the scene of the accident that excessive speed, lane encroachment and a lack of caution caused the accident.
According to Cabrera, the driver of the truck survived the accident and was transported to a private clinic under police guard.
The bus was carrying 15 people, including the surviving driver.
