Thirty-two people died on Saturday in southeastern Brazil when a bus full of passengers collided with a truck, the fire department said. A tire burst on a bus carrying 45 passengers and the driver lost control of the vehicle.
On Saturday morning, the driver of a bus carrying 45 passengers lost control of the vehicle due to a burst tire and then collided with an oncoming truck loaded with tiles. The accident occurred on a highway near the town of Teofilo Otoni in the state of Minas Gerais.
Firefighters said the bus was coming from Sao Paulo and heading to the state of Bahia. 13 passengers of the vehicle were saved, but due to the degree of burning of the bodies, the number of fatalities remains unclear, Reuters reports. Another car collided with a bus and a truck, but three of its passengers survived.
According to data from the Brazilian Ministry of Transport, over 10,000 people died this year as a result road accidents In Brazil.
Firefighters at the scene of the accident, Teofilo Otoni in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil (December 21, 2024)BRAZILIAN FIREFIGHTERS HANDOUT
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