SAO PAULO — SAO PAULO (AP) — A passenger bus in northeastern Brazil crashed right into a sand embankment and flipped on its aspect, killing 15 individuals, native authorities stated Saturday.
The bus was carrying about 30 passengers, police stated. The variety of injured, who had been taken to close by hospitals, was not instantly clear. The automobile departed from the state of Bahia and crashed in Saloá, a metropolis within the neighboring state of Pernambuco.
Police stated the motive force misplaced management of the bus, crossed into the alternative lane and hit rocks on the roadside. He then returned to the proper lane however crashed right into a sand embankment, inflicting the automobile to overturn.
The reason for the crash is underneath investigation. The motive force suffered minor accidents and examined unfavourable for alcohol, police stated.
Bahia Gov. Jerônimo Teixeira stated on X that his administration was supporting rescue efforts and the identification of victims. “I’m following the state of affairs with my workforce and deeply mourn the lack of lives, the accidents and the struggling of all of the households,” he wrote.
Greater than 10,000 individuals died in visitors accidents in Brazil in 2024, in line with the Ministry of Transportation.
In April, 11 individuals died, together with two youngsters, after a passenger bus flipped on its aspect in southeastern Brazil. In February, a bus carrying college college students and a truck collided on a freeway in Sao Paulo state, killing 12 passengers.
Final September, a bus carrying the Coritiba Crocodiles soccer workforce flipped on a street, killing three individuals. The workforce has since drawn inspiration from the NFL to rebuild.
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