6 dead, 19 injured after bus hit by landslide in central Vietnam

HANOI, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least six people were killed and 19 others injured after a passenger bus was buried in a landslide in Vietnam's central province of Khanh Hoa, local daily Tuoi Tre reported Monday.

The bus was traveling through Khanh Le Pass with 40 passengers on board when it was suddenly struck by falling soil and rocks from a mountainside on Sunday night.

According to the report, the six victims included three men and three women.

The 19 injured passengers are being treated at a local hospital. Most suffered head, neck, spinal and abdominal injuries, along with broken arms and legs.