Mexico City  - Twelve people died and 14 others were injured in northern Mexico when the tourist bus they were travelling in crashed with a truck.

The Mexican daily Reforma reported Tuesday that there were 11 US citizens among those killed in the crash, which happened late Monday near the city of Saltillo, in the state of Coahuila. The bus driver, a Mexican, was also killed.

The US State Department in Washington on Tuesday offered condolences to the families of those killed and said that eight Americans had been confirmed killed and 11 others injured. Consular officials were working to identify the victims.

A total of 23 tourists from the United States and Canada had set off from McAllen, in the US state of Texas, and intended to visit the mining town of Zacatecas in Mexico. (dpa)