10 killed in South Korea after bus fire on highway

Ten people were killed and nine others were injured in South Korea after their bus caught fire on a highway, officials said on Friday.

Twenty people, including the driver, were on the bus when it smashed into the guardrail and caught fire on the Gyeongbu Expressway near the southeastern city of Ulsan on Thursday night, the Ministry of Public Safety and Security said in a release.

Ulsan officials said the passengers are retirees of a petrochemical company and their spouses who were returning home from a tour to China.