Brazil: Five Dead in Bus Crash Near Sao PauloBrazil: Five Dead in Bus Crash Near Sao Paulo At least five people have lost their lives, and five others have sustained injuries in a collision between two buses in the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo, according to local firefighters. The incident occurred on Monday along Highway 191 in the municipality of Ipeuna, situated approximately 206 kilometers from Brazil’s largest city, Sao Paulo, as reported by the Xinhua news agency. One of the buses was transporting patients to a medical facility for clinical trials, while the other vehicle was unoccupied. Four individuals perished while traveling on the bus carrying patients, and the fifth fatality was the driver of the empty bus. Highway authorities have temporarily closed the highway in both directions to facilitate rescue operations.
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Brazil: Five dead in bus crash near Sao Paulo
At least five people have been killed and five others injured in a collision between two buses in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, local firefighters said.
Brazil: Five dead in bus crash near Sao Paulo
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09 Jul 2024 15:30 | UPDATED: 09 Jul 2024 15:29 | 3 min read
At least five people have been killed and five others injured in a collision between two buses in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, local firefighters said.
The accident happened on Monday on Highway 191 in the municipality of Ipeuna, 206 km from Sao Paulo, Brazil’s largest city, Xinhua news agency reported.
One of the buses was transporting patients to a medical center for clinical trials, while the other vehicle was empty.
Four of the victims were traveling in the bus with patients. The fifth victim was the driver of the empty bus.
According to local authorities, the highway was closed in both directions due to the accident to allow for rescue efforts.
