"Police said the bus was carrying about 30 passengers and that the injured were taken to the hospital. It is not clear how many were injured. The driver swerved into the opposite lane after having lost control of the bus and struck rocks on the side of the highway, police said. But the driver is said to have returned to the correct lane before he then crashed into a sand embankment, police added."
"The cause of the accident is still under investigation, police said, with the driver testing negative for alcohol consumption. How common are traffic accidents in Brazil? More than 10,000 people died in traffic accidents in Brazil in 2024, according to the transport ministry. In April, 11 people died, including two children, after a passenger bus flipped on its side in southeastern Brazil."
At least 17 people died when a passenger bus collided with a sand embankment in Saloa, Pernambuco, after the driver lost control. The vehicle had departed from Bahia and carried about 30 passengers; injured passengers were taken to hospital but exact injury numbers remain unclear. Authorities reported the driver swerved into the opposite lane, struck roadside rocks, returned to his lane, and then struck the embankment. Police said the driver tested negative for alcohol and investigators continue determining the cause. Traffic deaths in Brazil have been high, with more than 10,000 fatalities reported in 2024 and similar recent bus crashes causing multiple deaths.
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