Crash kills 24

A BUS carrying mostly teenagers crashed into a truck in icy conditions in southern Finland early yesterday, killing 24 and injuring 15 in one of the worst accidents in the country’s history.

The accident occurred soon after 2am local time when the truck’s trailer, loaded with heavy paper rolls, swung into the middle of the slippery road and hit the oncoming bus, Senior Constable Jari Tikanoja said.

Around 40 passengers, most of them teenagers, were on the chartered bus travelling to ski resorts in Lapland, northern Finland, he said.