Brazilian Police Say at Least 23 Killed in Minibus and Truck Crash
Authorities said the truck crossed into oncoming traffic, and the victims included patients, relatives and health workers.
- A head-on collision between a minibus and a truck near Ipiranga, Parana state, killed at least 23 people early Wednesday, with the bus carrying patients and healthcare workers toward Curitiba.
- Preliminary evidence suggests the truck, carrying no cargo, crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with the minibus; authorities confirmed both vehicles were traveling in opposite directions.
- The death toll included 21 adults and two children; most victims were passengers on the bus, which belonged to the Imbituva health department transporting patients to medical centers.
- Images from Globo showed the crushed minibus and debris strewn across the roadside as emergency teams worked for hours at the site while the highway remained closed.
- Fatal traffic accidents are common in Brazil; recent incidents include a crash in Rio de Janeiro involving a bus that killed eight people, underscoring persistent road safety challenges.
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A head-on collision between a minibus and a truck in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná left 23 dead and 5 injured.
Brazil Road Crash Video: 23 Dead in Head-On Minibus-Lorry Collision in Ipiranga, Parana Governor Ratinho Junior Declares 3-Day Mourning | 🌎 LatestLY
At least 23 people, including two children, were killed and five injured after a minibus and lorry collided head-on on Brazil’s BR-373 highway in Paraná. The minibus was carrying patients, healthcare workers and relatives travelling for medical appointments. Preliminary evidence suggests the lorry crossed into oncoming traffic. Paraná has declared three days of mourning. 🌎 Brazil Road Crash Video: 23 Dead in Head-On Minibus-Lorry Collision in Ipiranga, Parana Governor Ratinho Junior Declares 3-Day Mourning.
Most of the deceased were travelling in a minibus of the Ministry of Health of the municipality of Imbituva, Paraná, which transported patients to hospitals in various places.
(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Song Gwang-ho = 23 people died in a collision between a bus and a truck transporting patients in southern Brazil early on the 19th (local time).
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