{
  "id": 2015031,
  "title": "Head-on collision between bus and lorry in Brazil kills more than 20",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/head-on-collision-between-bus-and-lorry-in-brazil-kills-more-than-20-2015031",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T20:44:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/head-on-collision-between-bus-and-lorry-in-brazil-kills-more-than-20/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "At least 23 people, including two children, tragically lost their lives and five others sustained injuries in a devastating head-on collision between a minibus and a lorry on the BR-373 highway in southern Brazil. The accident occurred early Wednesday on the highway, which connects Imbituva to Ponta Grossa, around 60 kilometers away. The minibus, operated by the local health authority, was transporting patients and their relatives to medical appointments. Authorities have launched an investigation to ascertain the cause of the collision, which claimed the life of the lorry driver. The highway was shut down for nearly seven hours to enable a thorough examination of the crash site by forensic experts and members of Brazil’s federal highway police. Road traffic accidents are not rare in Brazil, as reported by the World Bank, which indicates over 34,000 fatalities in such incidents in 2023, predominantly involving motorcyclists. Common factors contributing to these accidents include excessive speed, drunk driving, and the use of mobile phones while driving. In February, 15 pilgrims lost their lives when a bus carrying them to a festival in Ceará, a state in the northeast of Brazil, met a similar fate.",
  "summary": "At least 23 people, among them two children, have been killed and another five injured in a head-on collision between a minibus and a lorry in southern Brazil, highway police say. The crash happened early on Wednesday local time on the BR-373 highway in the southern state of Paraná. Local media reported that the minibus [...] The post Head-on collision between bus and lorry in Brazil kills more…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}