Brazil bus crash kills at least 23 and injures five in Parana state

The bus was travelling to hospitals near Curitiba when the accident occurred.Published On 19 Aug 202619 Aug 2026At least 23 people have been killed and five others injured after a bus carrying patients and healthcare workers to hospitals collided head-on with a truck in southern Brazil, authorities said.The crash occurred in the early hours of Wednesday on the BR-373 highway in the state of Parana, near the city of Ipiranga, according to the Federal Highway Police.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Stolen Matisse art found in Brazillist 2 of 3Lula and Bolsonaro’s son launch rival bids for Brazil presidencylist 3 of 3Brazil’s president says Amazon oil is ‘passport to the future’end of listAfter the accident, Parana Governor Ratinho Junior declared three days of official mourning across the state.“It’s a very sad day for Parana,” said Junior.Most of those killed were travelling on the bus, which belonged to the municipal health department of Imbituva. The truck driver was also killed.The bus was carrying patients and their companions to hospitals in and around Parana’s capital, Curitiba, about 180 kilometres (110 miles) away, police said.Preliminary evidence suggests the t...