ROAD HORROR At least 34 killed in devastating crash as packed bus hits lorry and bursts into flames in Algeria

A TERRIFYING bus crash has killed at least 34 people and injured 12 after a horror collision.

The bus crashed into a commercial vehicle and burst into a blaze of flames on a highway in Algeria - with the final death toll still unconfirmed.

This image appears to show the extent of the resulting inferno

While in one video circulating online, a man is seen watching the firestorm

The vehicle was left mangled and gutted after the hellish crash

Algeria's Civil Protection unit confirmed a death toll of minimum 34 people

The collision early on Wednesday morning led to another bus and car catching alight, authorities in the region confirmed.

Algerian traffic monitoring channel, Info Trafic Algerie, claimed the crash began when the bus struck a "utility vehicle" at around 4am.

Authorities revealed the crash took place in Atoll in Tamanrasset state - where the condition of the wounded is currently unknown.