At least 25 people have died in Brazil in a collision between a bus and a truck in the state of Bahia. Five people were also injured in the accident, which occurred overnight from Sunday to Monday. The cause of the accident is not yet known.
A collision between a bus and a truck has killed at least 25 people in the state of Bahia, in northeastern Brazil, state firefighters said Monday. “Military firefighters responded to an accident that left 25 dead on the BR 324 highway, near the town of Gaviao,” says the report on the accident, which occurred about 250 kilometers from Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia.
The cause of the accident is not yet known
Five people were also injured in the accident, which occurred overnight from Sunday to Monday, according to the Brazilian press. After the intervention of the emergency services, the bodies of the deceased people were handed over to the scientific police for identification and legal procedures, the police indicated.
The cause of the accident is not yet known. The white cabin of the truck involved, which was transporting mangoes, was completely twisted by the impact, according to images published by the local press. The town hall of Jacobina, a town close to the accident, declared three days of mourning on Monday and is preparing a “collective vigil” for the victims.