16 killed in student bus crash in Italy
Updated 10:36, 28-Jun-2018
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Sixteen people were killed when a bus carrying Hungarian students home from a ski trip to France crashed into a pylon and caught fire in northern Italy late on Friday, according to Hungarian authorities. /CFP via Polizia di Stato

Sixteen people were killed when a bus carrying Hungarian students home from a ski trip to France crashed into a pylon and caught fire in northern Italy late on Friday, according to Hungarian authorities. /CFP via Polizia di Stato

The incident occurred at around 11 p.m. local time Friday, when the bus was exiting a highway heading for Venice. /CFP via Polizia di Stato

The incident occurred at around 11 p.m. local time Friday, when the bus was exiting a highway heading for Venice. /CFP via Polizia di Stato

The 16 bodies were badly burned, and 26 other people were injured. Three of them are in a serious condition, while 12 passengers escaped uninjured, Italian authorities said. /CFP via Vigili del Fuoco

The 16 bodies were badly burned, and 26 other people were injured. Three of them are in a serious condition, while 12 passengers escaped uninjured, Italian authorities said. /CFP via Vigili del Fuoco

The bus was carrying around 50 passengers, mostly Hungarians aged between 16 and 18. /CFP Photo

The bus was carrying around 50 passengers, mostly Hungarians aged between 16 and 18. /CFP Photo