US & CHILE - Chile bus crash kills US tourists

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Thursday, 23 March 2006,

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Chile

bus crash kills US tourists

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bus was

carrying passengers to their cruise ship when it crashed

 

 

 

Twelve

US cruise ship passengers have died in Chile after a bus carrying them from a

visit to a national park plunged into a ravine, officials have said.

Two more Americans are said to be in a serious condition. The

Chilean bus driver and a tour guide were also hurt.

The vehicle was on its way back to the US-owned Millennium

cruise ship, which had arrived in the Chilean city of Arica on Wednesday.

An Arica official said the

driver may have lost control avoiding a truck.

The crash happened at about 1630 (2030

GMT) as the bus was returning from the

Lauca national park to Arica, about 2,000km (1,250 miles) north of the

capital, Santiago.

The Millennium's operator, Celebrity

Cruises, said the group had been on a privately-arranged tour.

US embassy spokesman John Vance confirmed

that the 12 killed were American citizens and said consular officials were

being sent to Arica.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4835592.stm

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