A packed bus has collided with a truck and burst into flames in Brazil, killing at the very least 22 individuals, the fireplace division mentioned.
The bus carrying 45 passengers had a tire blowout and the motive force misplaced management of the automobile, which crashed into an oncoming truck loaded with tiles at 4am native time on Saturday on a serious freeway close to the city of Teofilo Otoni, in Minas Gerais state.
Firefighters mentioned they rescued 13 passengers from the wrecked bus. Three occupants of a automobile that additionally collided and was trapped underneath the truck survived the accident.
“Firefighters have recovered 22 our bodies from the bus, and extra victims are nonetheless to be eliminated,” fireman Alonso Vieira Junior mentioned in a video launched by the fireplace division.
He mentioned a crane was wanted to entry one other part of the bus the place extra victims are situated.
