Five British women have been killed and another 12 Britons injured in a bus crash in Ecuador.

Gap-year students Indira Swann, 18, of Berks, Lizzie Pincock, 19, of Somerset, Rebecca Logie, 19, of Lancs, and Emily Sadler, 19, of Hertfordshire, all died. Warwick-based tour company VentureCo’s guide Sarah Howard, 26, of Cheshire, was the fifth victim. Gordon Brown said his thoughts were with their families. The bus is thought to have collided with a truck near Jipijapa on Saturday.