At least 6 killed in bus crash in Bolivia

At least six people died and about 20 were injured in western Bolivia following a passenger bus crash on the highway late Tuesday, Kazinform Agency cites Xinhua. 

According to an official on Wednesday, the accident occurred at about 9:00 p.m. local time (0100 GMT, Oct. 19) near the western town of Charazani.

The number of fatalities, which included the bus driver, was still preliminary, said Edgar Cortez, La Paz department police chief.

The police chief said they would begin rescuing people trapped in the bus on Wednesday morning.

Earlier it was reported that three had been killed in a road accident in Karaganda region.