Chile highway crash kills at least 12

At least 12 people died and 13 others were injured when a truck, public bus and car collided on a highway in Chile on Saturday, an official said.

The crash happened on Route 66 near Atalaya in the coastal Valparaiso region, about 120 kilometres northwest of Santiago.

“So far, the official report is 12 dead and 13 injured,” Manuel Millones, the presidential delegate for Valparaiso, told reporters.

Fire service chief Cesar Carreno said the truck and bus collided head-on and that most of the casualties were at the front of the bus. Police and firefighters took the injured to a hospital in Valparaiso.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.