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Brazilian Police Say at Least 23 Killed in Minibus and Truck Crash
Authorities said the truck crossed into the minibus’s lane, leaving patients, relatives and health workers among the dead.
- A head-on collision between a minibus and a truck near Ipiranga, Parana state, killed at least 23 people early Wednesday, with the bus carrying patients and healthcare workers toward Curitiba.
- Preliminary evidence suggests the truck, carrying no cargo, crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with the minibus; authorities confirmed both vehicles were traveling in opposite directions.
- The death toll included 21 adults and two children; most victims were passengers on the bus, which belonged to the Imbituva health department transporting patients to medical centers.
- Images from Globo showed the crushed minibus and debris strewn across the roadside as emergency teams worked for hours at the site while the highway remained closed.
- Fatal traffic accidents are common in Brazil; recent incidents include a crash in Rio de Janeiro involving a bus that killed eight people, underscoring persistent road safety challenges.
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At least 23 people died and five were injured in the early morning hours of this Wednesday in southern Brazil in a crash between a bus and a truck, reported the dealership of the road. The accident occurred when the truck invaded the opposite lane and crashed in front of the coach on the BR-373 road as it passed through the municipality of Imbituva, in the state of Paraná.Continue reading
·Madrid, Spain
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It happened this morning on BR-373 road, which connects south of Brazil with São Paulo.The police reported that the truck crossed lanes.
·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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