A bus traveling to Chile flipped over in Argentina's Mendoza province early on Saturday, killing at least 19 people on a remote mountain road in the Andes, local authorities said.

Turbus, the Chilean company operating the vehicle, confirmed the crash on Route 7 in the Aconcagua park in a statement. It gave no casualty figures and said it did not know why the bus turned over.

A civil defense spokesman in Mendoza said there were 19 confirmed deaths.

The bus had 40 passengers of whom 32 were Argentineans, including three children, Turbus said. The company said it was working to find out the identities of the victims. </s> BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Officials say a bus carrying a group of retirees has overturned on a foggy road in northern Argentina, killing at least 13 passengers and leaving 40 injured.

La Madrid town representative Dardo Herrera tells the Todo Noticias television channel that the accident occurred early Monday at a dangerous intersection near his town in Tucuman province. </s> At least 19 people have been killed and 23 injured after a passenger bus 'flipped over' on a highway in Argentina.

The bus was en route from the Argentine city of Mendoza to Santiago, Chile, and had 42 people on board when it overturned on Route 7 of the Pan-American highway shortly after midnight on Saturday, according to police.

Route 7 is a remote mountain road that winds through the Andes.

The accident happened near the Aconcagua Provincial Park - which includes the highest mountain in the Americas - and resulted in the highway being closed for several hours. </s> At least 19 people were killed and 21 injured in Argentina when a bus heading to neighbouring Chile overturned in the country’s Mendoza province. The bus, belonging to Chilean company Turbus, crashed on Saturday as it was going round a curve at high speed, according to a survivor, Xinhua news agency reported. “It was going very fast, the driver had no experience and he didn’t know the route,” passenger Leandro Torres said, according to the national news agency Telam. The daily La Nacion later reported the vehicle’s speedometer “registered 100 kmph at the time of the accident,” confirming the driver had ignored signs setting the speed limit at 40 kph at the turn.

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The “Curva del Yeso” is one of 10 dangerous curves identified by the National Gendarmerie along that highway, the daily said, calling the incident “the biggest roadway tragedy in the history of Mendoza.” Torres said he was riding in the middle of the bus, which was carrying 40 passengers, and had fallen asleep. “I woke up when the bus was already airborne, and I felt the blow,” Torres added.

In a statement, the bus company defended the driver and his assistant, who have been detained by authorities, saying “they rest well before each departure and know the route very well.” The passenger list included 32 Argentinians, four Chileans, a Haitian and a Colombian, as well as the drivers. The injured were taken to hospitals. </s> BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Police say a passenger bus has flipped over on an Andean highway in Argentina, killing 19 of the 42 people aboard.

There were 40 passengers and two drivers on the vehicle.

The bus was traveling from the Argentine city of Mendoza to Santiago, Chile, when the accident occurred just after midnight Saturday on Route 7 near the Aconcagua Provincial Park that includes the highest mountain in the Americas.

Some of the injured were transported to the local community of Uspallata for medical care, while others were taken to the provincial capital of Mendoza.

The highway was closed for several hours, but later opened up to traffic. </s> A bus of the Chilean company Turbus is seen after flipping over, killing several passengers and injuring others, while driving on a remote mountain road in the Andes, near Los Horcones, Argentina February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Emmanuel Rodriguez Villegas FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A bus traveling to Chile flipped over in Argentina’s Mendoza province early on Saturday, killing at least 19 people on a remote mountain road in the Andes, local authorities said.

Turbus, the Chilean company operating the vehicle, confirmed the crash on Route 7 in the Aconcagua park in a statement. It gave no casualty figures and said it did not know why the bus turned over.

A civil defense spokesman in Mendoza said there were 19 confirmed deaths.

The bus had 40 passengers of whom 32 were Argentineans, including three children, Turbus said. The company said it was working to find out the identities of the victims. </s> BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A passenger bus flipped over on an Andean highway in Argentina, killing 19 of the 42 people aboard, police said Saturday.

Another 23 people were injured in the accident about 745 miles west of the Argentine capital.

There were 40 passengers and two drivers in the vehicle when the accident occurred.

The bus was traveling from the Argentine city of Mendoza to Santiago, Chile, just after midnight Saturday on Route 7 near the Aconcagua Provincial Park, which includes the highest mountain in the Americas.

Survivors were quoted by the Clarin newspaper in Buenos Aires as saying that the bus was traveling at a high speed when it went into a curve.

Some of the injured were transported to the nearby community of Uspallata for medical care, while others were taken to the provincial capital, Mendoza.

The highway was closed for several hours, but later opened to traffic. </s> Police say a passenger bus has flipped over on an Andean highway in Argentina, killing 19 of the 43 people aboard. The bus was traveling from the Argentine city of Mendoza to Santiago, Chile, when the accident occurred just after midnight Saturday on Route 7 near the Aconcagua Provincial Park that includes the highest mountain in the Americas.

Start the conversation, or Read more at Fox News. </s> BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Officials say a bus carrying a group of retirees has overturned on a foggy road in northern Argentina, killing at least 13 passengers and leaving 40 injured.

La Madrid town representative Dardo Herrera tells the Todo Noticias television channel that the accident occurred early Monday at a dangerous intersection near his town in Tucuman province.

The retirees were accompanied by younger passengers and it wasn't immediately clear how many of the victims were elderly.

The bus had left from the city of Mendoza en route to Termas de Rio Hondo, a spa known for its thermal waters.
At least 16 people are killed and 45 injured when a bus rolls over on a road in Tucumán Province, Argentina.