RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – At least seven people were killed and eight others injured in a reported accident on a highway in Brazil’s Paraná state on Monday.
State Highway Police (PRE) official Lt. Sidnei Hudach said, “So far, we have seven confirmed fatalities. The vehicle was transporting patients from Pato Bragado to Cascavel, and we still do not know who the victims are or how old they are.
The accident occurred around 6 a.m. (local time) in the municipality of Marechal Candido Rondon, more precisely at kilometer 17 of highway BR-467.
According to the Health Consortium of the Municipalities of Western Paraná (Consamu), seven of the 20 occupants of the bus died at the scene, including the driver of the vehicle.
The driver of the truck with which the bus collided fled the scene and has not yet been found, according to police.
A statement from the fire department said, “The truck left the roadway and fled the scene of the accident, spilling some of its cargo.
Since the first moments of the tragic accident, the forces of a multidisciplinary team specializing in rescue were involved in the recovery of the victims and the corresponding investigation procedures.
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