19.08.2026 20:21
In a traffic accident resulting from a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in the state of Parana, Brazil, 23 people lost their lives and 4 people were injured. It was reported that all those who died in the accident were on the bus that was transporting patients to nearby hospitals.
In a traffic accident in the southern Brazilian state of Parana, 23 people lost their lives and 4 were injured when a bus and a truck collided head-on. It was reported that all those who died in the accident were on the bus.
BUS AND TRUCK COLLIDED HEAD-ON
The accident occurred on the BR-373 highway in the town of Imbituva, in the state of Parana. In a statement made by the highway operator Via Araucaria, it was reported that the bus and the truck collided head-on for reasons not yet determined.
After the notification, many teams were dispatched to the region, and it was announced that 23 people died and 4 were injured in the accident.
TRUCK CROSSED INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE
According to information in the local press, it was stated that the accident occurred after the truck crossed into the opposite lane and then collided head-on with the bus.
Due to the severity of the collision, many people on the bus lost their lives, while 4 injured people were taken to nearby hospitals.
THE BUS WAS TRANSPORTING PATIENTS
According to reports based on Federal Highway Police sources, the bus involved in the accident belonged to the Imbituva Municipality Health Secretariat.
It was learned that the bus was taking patients to nearby health facilities, and an investigation into the accident has been initiated.