17 killed in Bolivia bus crash

A bus crashed into a hillside in southwestern Bolivia, killing 17 people and injuring 18 others, police said today.

The bus was traveling from Villazon, on the border with Argentina, to the capital La Paz when it apparently ran off the road Monday night, said transit police for the southern region of Potosi.

The accident was the worst so far this year in Bolivia, whose steep mountain roads are a frequent scene of deadly crashes.