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A packed bus collided with a truck and burst into flames early on Saturday in Brazil, eliminating more than 30 individuals, the fire department said.After removing all of the victims from a major highway near the town of Teofilo Otoni in Minas Gerais, the state&& s fire department reported that of the 45 individuals on the bus, 38, including the bus driver, had been validated dead.The other passengers remained in important condition after being carried to a local hospital.The truck driver left the scene, and three occupants of a car that collided with the truck and became trapped below made it through the mishap, stated the fire department.President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva mentioned on social networks that the government was ready to provide whatever support was required, and that the Federal Highway Policy was at the site.&& I deeply mourn and extend my prayers to the households of the more than 30 victims of the mishap in Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais.
I pray for the healing of the survivors of this dreadful catastrophe,& & he wrote on X.A forensic examination will be needed to figure out the mishap&& s cause, as differing accounts were collected from witness testimonies, said the regional fire department.Initially, firemens reported the bus had a tire blowout, triggering the chauffeur to lose control before colliding at around 4 a.m.
regional time, with an oncoming truck on the BR-116 federal highway, a major path connecting Brazil&& s densely inhabited southeast to the poorer northeast.However, witnesses likewise reported that a granite obstruct the truck was transferring came loose, fell on the road and caused the collision with the bus, said the fire department.&& Only the forensic investigation will validate the real variation,& & said the fire department in a statement.The bus left from Sao Paulo and was headed to the state of Bahia.The post More than 30 dead in Brazil bus and truck collision first appeared on Ariana News.