Eight killed as bus crashes down embankment

Eight people have been killed when a cross-country bus crashed through guardrails and plunged down an embankment in southwestern Argentina.

Ten other passengers have also been injured in the accident near the city of Zapala, some 650 miles (1,040 kilometres) southwest of Buenos Aires.

The bus was traveling from the capital city with 46 passengers when it crashed during an overnight run to San Martin de los Andes, a popular tourist destination in Neuquen province.

Police say heavy fog was reported along the highway at the time.