12 college students who crashed into the bus, trucks in Brazil were killed; authorities said the truck driver was arrested and tried to escape the scene.
A bus carrying college students and a truck collided on a highway in southeastern Brazil, killing 12 passengers and injuring 21 passengers, authorities said Friday.
The truck driver was also injured and tried to escape the crash site on a highway near the city of Rebel Bitterto, São Paulo, but was arrested and detained on Thursday night. Later, he was accused of trying to escape the scene, involuntary murder and physical injury.
Officials said all the dead were students of Franca University. The injured were taken to hospitals in the area, but most were released. According to AFP News, one of the injured injured suffered “skull trauma” and three other injured people were hospitalized and in stable condition.
Local TV station broadcast images from the crash scene showing the bus, the left side completely destroyed in the collision.
Governor Tarcísio de Freitas announced three days of official mourning in the state of São Paulo where the accident occurred.
“We woke up to the tragic news of this tragedy, killing 12 students in a horrible accident involving buses and trucks, Freitas wrote on social media, adding: “They see their dreams.” Shortened. ”
The university said in a statement on social media that it is providing support and psychological assistance to its academia and to everyone who needs support during this difficult time. ”
According to the Ministry of Transport, in 2024, more than 10,000 people died in traffic accidents in Brazil.
Another crash between a passenger bus and a truck in December Killed 38 people On the highway in Minas Gerais State.
Last September, a bus with the Coritaba Crocodile flipped over the road and killed three people. The bus travels from the southern city of Curitiba to a match in Rio de Janeiro where the team will compete in the country's U.S. football championships. The game was cancelled after the fatal accident.
