19 killed as bus overturns in southern Bolivia

LA PAZ, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- At least 19 people died and nine others were injured early Sunday morning when a passenger bus overturned in southern Bolivia, local police said.

The accident occurred in Cerdas, a town in the Potosi department, the municipal police of nearby Uyuni reported.

Among the dead were 14 women and two minors. The injured were rushed to hospital, according to the police report.