At least 12 dead and 20 injured in accident on one of Brazil’s main highways

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – At least 12 people, including a minor, have been killed and 22 injured in an accident involving a truck, a bus, and a van on one of Brazil’s main highways, the BR-101, near Eunápolis, Bahia.

The accident took place during the night of Wednesday but was reported by the police early Thursday. The victims include the drivers of the bus and the van. In addition, six of the injured are seriously injured, so it is not excluded that the death toll could increase.

According to the police, the truck transporting eucalyptus logs overturned on a curve, causing the cab to detach, roll down the road, and collide with the bus and the pickup truck, which were traveling in the opposite direction in the other lane. The truck driver fled the scene, without assisting the injured, according to G1.

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