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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Horror as tourist bus crash in northeastern Brazil leaves at least 17 dead - The Mirror
The tourist bus had more than 30 passengers on board when it veered into oncoming traffic and hit an embankment before flipping - killing at least 17 people and injuring many more
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.
São Paulo, Brazil. At least 17 passengers on a bus died from a traffic accident in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco (northeast), due to causes still under investigation, the police reported this Saturday.The accident occurred on a route on Friday night after the driver lost control of the vehicle, on whose list of passengers there were 30 people.The driver “entered the counterhand and crashed into rocks on the side of the route; he immediately …
Passenger Bus Crash in Northeastern Brazil Leaves 15 Dead
SAO PAULO—A passenger bus in northeastern Brazil crashed into a sand embankment and flipped on its side, killing 15 people, local authorities said Saturday. The bus was carrying about 30 passengers, police said. The number of injured, who were taken to nearby hospitals, was not immediately clear. The vehicle departed from the state of Bahia and crashed in Saloá, a city in the neighboring state of Pernambuco. Police said the driver lost control o…
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