Bus flips, tourists die

AT least 12 people died when a bus carrying cruise ship passengers to Mayan ruins in eastern Mexico flipped over on a narrow highway, officials said.

Seven Americans and two citizens of Sweden are believed to be among the 20 injured, according to Quintana Roo state Civil Defence spokesman Vicente Martin, who said authorities had not yet established the nationalities of the dead.

Miami-based Royal Caribbean Cruises said passengers from two of its ships, the Celebrity Equinox and Serenade of the Seas, were involved in the crash. The company said it was assisting with medical care.