JUDY WOODRUFF, CNN ANCHOR: First to Spain, where at least 27 people were killed when a truck collided head-on with a bus full of teenagers. Dozens of others injured and rushed to hospitals in nearby Soria, northeast of Madrid. For details, here is CNN's Al Goodman.</s>AL GOODMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The accident occurred near the provincial capital of Soria, when a truck carrying pigs collided with a chartered bus carrying teenage students to a summer vacation in northern Spain. The students, around ages 15 to 16, came from two Roman Catholic schools in two industrial towns near Barcelona, the state's second largest city. Officials say initial reports indicated the truck apparently crossed into oncoming traffic on the two-lane highway and struck the bus head on. The impact of the collision forced the bus off the highway, and it fell down a steep ditch. The bus was new, and it had been in service only since last December. Several dozen injured were taken to local hospitals in Soria, which is 230 kilometers, or 140 miles northeast of Madrid. The dead were initially laid out on the highway itself and covered with sheets or blankets. The bodies were later taken to a local sports complex. The accident occurred on a sunny afternoon. Al Goodman, CNN, Madrid.
At Least 27 Killed in Accident in Spain