19 Killed In Argentina Coach Crash

MEP: At least 19 people were killed when a coach overturned on a remote road in the Argentinian Andes, near the border with Chile on Saturday morning.

The officials said the crash happened near Aconcagua, the highest mountain outside of Asia.

It is understood the bus was on its way to Buenos Aires from Mendoza, 690 miles to the west of the capital.

In addition, 14 others wounded, dailymail reported.

Mendoza Provincial Governor Alejandro Gulle was quoted by AFP news agency as saying said that two Chilean coach drivers who survived the crash were being questioned in the town of Uspallata, a tourist location near the 6,960m (22,835ft) Mt Aconcagua.

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