Rome, 17 Aug. (LaPresse) – Ten people have died and a further two have been seriously injured after a bus overturned yesterday in Petrópolis, in the mountainous region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is according to local media reports. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday 16 August on the BR-040 motorway, which links Brasília to the Atlantic coast of Rio de Janeiro. According to the Federal Traffic Police, the bus was carrying 47 people.
Brazil: Bus overturns, 10 dead
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Rome, 17 Aug. (LaPresse) – Ten people have died and a further two have been seriously injured after a bus overturned yesterday in Petrópolis, in the mountainous region of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is according to local media reports. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday 16 August on the BR-040 motorway, which links Brasília to the Atlantic coast of Rio de Janeiro. According to the Federal Traffic Police, the bus was carrying 47 people.
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