At least 12 killed in Brazil bus crash

SAO PAULO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people were killed and 11 others injured when a bus carrying university students collided with a truck in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, a fire department spokesperson said Friday.

The crash occurred around midnight Thursday on SP-355 highway in the municipality of Nuporanga, part of the Ribeirao Preto metropolitan area, a key agricultural hub in southeastern Brazil.