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40 die in bus crash in Brazil

cde.news desk 25 November 2020, 15:54 · 1 min read

epa08465968 People with facial masks take a public transport bus in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04 June 2020. Brazil is close to overtaking Italy and becoming the third country in the world with the most deaths from COVID-19 after reaching more than 32,500 deceases to date, at a time when several states in the country have begun their de-escalation despite the still growing trend of the pandemic. EPA-EFE/Sebastiao Moreira

At least 40 people died in Brazil on Wednesday after a crash between a bus and a truck in the state of Sao Paulo, the fire service said.

Local TV images showed an eviscerated bus near the city of Taguaí, roughly 350 kilometers (217 miles) west from state capital Sao Paulo. The fire service said 37 people died at the scene and 3 more were in hospital. It was not immediately clear how many, if any, people are injured.

“The incident is still live. We’re looking to see if there are people trapped in the wreckage,” a Sao Paulo state road police spokesman said. An investigation will take place to ascertain what happened, they added.

(Reporting by Eduardo Simoes; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

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