16 killed in Hungarian school trip fireball crash

Firefighters inspect the bus that crashed and burst into flames near Verona. (Italian Police/ANSA/AP)

At least 16 people have died after a bus taking Hungarian students home from a school ski trip to France slammed into a highway barrier in northern Italy and burst into flames.

Thirty-nine other people survived the crash on a highway near Verona, with 26 injured, some seriously.