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15 killed as bus overturns after wrong-way crash in northeast Brazil

At least 15 people, including 11 women, died when a bus flipped over in Pernambuco state after the driver briefly drove the wrong way and lost control, police said.

October 18, 2025 / 19:45 IST
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At least 15 dead in road accident in Brazil
At least 15 dead in road accident in Brazil

At least 15 people died in a road accident when a bus driver going the wrong way lost control of the vehicle in northeast Brazil, police said Saturday.

The tragedy involving the bus carrying 30 people happened late Friday in Pernambuco state.

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The driver hit some rocks by the side of the road and then got going in the right direction, but crashed into an embankment and the bus flipped over, the statement said.

Eleven women and four men died in the crash. The number of people injured was not immediately disclosed.