At least 22 people were killed in a bus crash in southeastern Brazil on Saturday. The bus caught fire during the accident in the state of Minas Gerais, the fire brigade announced.
The fatal accident on the BR-116 – a north-south highway considered Brazil’s busiest – involved a car, a tractor-trailer and the coach, which burst into flames upon impact.
“After hours of work, firefighters managed to extinguish the flames.” According to authorities, 22 burned people trapped in the bus were removed from the vehicle.
13 dead in bus crash in Bolivia
A fatal bus accident also occurred in the neighboring country of Bolivia, South America. At least thirteen people were killed and three injured on Friday when a bus collided with a truck, police said.
The accident took place on a highway in the Bolivian Andes. According to initial findings, the truck driver lost control of his vehicle on the road from the capital La Paz to Orurodie.
Source: Krone
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