15 killed in Brazil accident

Rio de Janeiro, Nov 26: At least 15 people were killed and seven injured when a truck collided with a passenger bus in

's Minas Gerais state, police said.

The crash occurred early on Monday in a downhill curve when it was raining, Xinhua cited the highway police as saying.

The driver of the truck lost control of the vehicle and his truck collided head-on into the bus coming from the opposite lane, witnesses said.

IANS