Sao Paulo: At least 17 school students were killed and three injured in a road accident in Brazil's northeastern state of Bahia, media reports said.
The students were riding in an open truck, which was hit by a trailer while it was going over a bridge near Laje town, TV Globo reported.
The truck fell from a height of 15 meters while the driver of the trailer fled the scene, fire department officials said.
The victims were returning home after taking part in a series of school competitions.
