Family of 10 killed and 43 passengers injured after driver losses control of bus

A tragic bus disaster in Brazil killed more than ten people and injured 42 more. A tourist bus crashed in Brazil, killing 10 people and injuring 42 others, with terrible photographs showing the bus fully demolished after colliding with a bridge pillar on a road near Itapetininga. The vehicle reported a mechanical issue on the Francisco da Silva Pontes highway, prompting emergency personnel to respond.

An officer from the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) of Sao Paulo informed AFP;

Firefighters had to cut the bus to rescue trapped passengers, and the injured were transported to neighboring hospitals, the authorities said in a statement.

Officials in Brazil said the bus driver lost control after a ‘mechanical failure’ (Picture: Sao Paulo Civil Defense/AFP)

An investigation into the accident is underway.