La Paz [Bolivia], October 21 (ANI/Xinhua): Two vehicles collided on a highway between the west Bolivian towns of Oruro and Huanuni, killing 12 people, including three leaders of the mine workers union, police said.

According to a preliminary police report, the head-on collision took place near the community of Sora Sora in the department of Oruro when a station wagon from the Huanuni Mining Company hit a public transit minibus carrying at least 14 passengers.

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One vehicle was reportedly steered into the opposite lane, leading to the fatal accident. The death toll may rise due to the critical state of some of the injured. (ANI/Xinhua)

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