At least 32 people died Saturday morning in the accident and fire of a bus in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil, firefighters announced in a press release.
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“Between 32 and 35” people lost their lives but “it has not yet been possible to specify the exact number due to the state of the bodies,” a fire department spokesperson told AFP by telephone. , who added that a “definitive” assessment would be given after the expertise of the scientific police.
They also said other bodies remained to be removed from the bus that was traveling from Sao Paulo to Vitoria da Conquista, in Bahia state.
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Around 4 a.m. local time, a tire burst near the town of Lajinha, in Minas Gerais, and the driver lost control of the vehicle, which hit a truck, we learned from the same source.
Another vehicle crashed into the back of the bus, but its occupants survived the impact.
“There are still other victims to remove” and “we need a crane” to access the part of the bus where they are, said Lieutenant Alonso Vieira Júnior, in a video released by the firefighters on Saturday Morning.
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