Brazil bus accident kills at least 32

At least 32 people died early yesterday when a bus crashed into a truck and then caught fire in southeastern Brazil, officials said.

Around four in the morning, the bus travelling from Sao Paulo blew a tire near the town of Lajinha, in the state of Minas Gerais, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and hit a truck, the state’s fire department said in a statement.

The bus went up in flames and at least 32 passengers died, the statement said. Another vehicle rammed into the bus from behind, but its occupants survived.

“After hours of work, firefighters managed to extinguish the flames and have removed charred bodies of victims” inside, the fire department said in a statement.

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