Bus accident kills at least 8 in Brazil
Authorities said the accident took place early on Sunday near Petropolis, a mountain city north of Rio de Janeiro.
In a tragic incident on Sunday, a bus overturned on the BR-040 highway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, resulting in at least eight deaths. The accident occurred while the bus was descending the steep, mountainous Serra de Petropolis region, north of Rio de Janeiro. Firefighters reported that the crash prompted excavation work to access and extricate some of the passengers.
A total of 49 victims were recorded at the scene, with eight of them being deceased. The victims included nine women and a young girl. Deadly road accidents are a recurring issue in Brazil, with similar incidents occurring in February and October of the previous year.
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