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At least 16 dead after coach carrying students crashes in Italy

At least 16 dead after coach carrying students crashes in Italy
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By Seamus Kearney
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It is reported the students were teenagers from Hungary and had been travelling back to Budapest from France

At least 16 people are dead after a coach carrying students crashed in northern Italy.

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It is reported the students were teenagers from Hungary and had been travelling back to Budapest from France.

Emergency services say some 40 people have been injured, including teachers and parents.

Police say the death toll is expected to rise.

The accident happened on a motorway near the city of Verona.

Witnesses say the bus burst into flames after crashing.

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