18 dead as truck, passenger bus collide in Argentina February 8, 2014 - 12:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Authorities in Argentina said a truck driving on the wrong side of a highway crashed head-on into a passenger bus, killing at least 18 people and injuring 12, the Associated Press reports. Matias Roby, health minister for Mendoza province, said the vehicles burst into flames when they collided Friday, Feb 7, on National Route 7, about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) west of the capital, Buenos Aires. A video taken by a motorist and broadcast on local television showed the truck, which had Brazilian plates and carried garlic, driving the wrong way minutes before the crash. Roby said 12 of the bodies were burned in the bus and the other six people died after being taken to hospitals. "The image of the bodies burned inside the bus was wrenching. I'd never seen anything like it," he said.  Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
