US EditionPassenger bus crash in northeastern Brazil leaves 17 dead
- Local authorities said Saturday that a passenger bus that departed from the state of Bahia crashed into a sand embankment and flipped in Saloé, Pernambuco, killing 15 people.
- Police say the driver lost control and crossed into the opposite lane before striking roadside rocks, and authorities say the circumstances remain under investigation.
- The bus was carrying about 30 passengers, police said, and the number of injured taken to nearby hospitals was not immediately clear; the driver suffered minor injuries and tested negative for alcohol.
- Bahia Gov. Jer�nimo Teixeira said on X his administration is supporting rescue efforts and victim identification as the crash adds to Brazil's road toll of more than 10,000 deaths in 2024, according to the Ministry of Transportation.
- Recent deadly bus incidents include a February collision in São Paulo , an April flip in southeastern Brazil , and last September’s Coritiba Crocodiles team bus crash killing three.
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At least seventeen passengers have died in a bus accident in Brazil, police announced Saturday. Fifteen deaths were previously reported.
At least 17 passengers of a bus were killed in an accident in the Brazilian state of Pernambuk (Northeast), whose circumstances remain to be clarified, the police announced on Saturday.
An accident involving a passenger transport bus in Brazil caused the death of 15 people during the early hours of Saturday.The accident occurred in the city of Saloá, in the Pernambuco region, north-west of Brazil, due to causes still under investigation by the Brazilian police.As the first hypothesis handled by the Brazilian Federal Highway Police, Reuters details, the driver would have lost control of the bus.
Apparently the driver lost control of the unit, went to the opposite lane and crashed into the rocks on the side of the road
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Passenger bus crash in northeastern Brazil leaves 15 dead
Local authorities say a passenger bus crash in northeastern Brazil has left 15 people dead. The vehicle crashed into a sand embankment and flipped on its side. The bus carried 30 passengers, and the number of injured passengers taken to…
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