Bus crash kills at least 11 in Chile

Thursday 05 July 2012 11:27 BST

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A lumber truck has crashed into a bus in southern Chile killing at least 11 people.

The crash happened yesterday in a rural road in the province of Arauco, some 600 kilometers south of the capital Santiago.

Officials say the truck skid on a wet road, lost its cargo and slammed into the bus. Two of those killed were children and 15 people were injured.

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