12 students from the Faculty killed when the bus, truck collashes in Brazil; Truck driver arrested trying to escape the scene, the authorities say

A bus carrying student students and trucks collided on the highway in the southeast BrazilKilling 12 passengers and injuries 21 others, they cited authorities on Friday.

Truck driver, which was also injured, tried to escape from place fall At the end of Thursday, on the highway near the city, Ribeirao Preto, in the state of Sao Paulo, but was caught and hospitalized, authorities said. He was later charged with an attempt to escape from the scene, involuntary murder and bodily injury.

All the dead were students from the University of Franc, officials said. The injured were taken to hospitals in the region, but most were released. One of the injured suffers from “cranial trauma” and three more people were hospitalized and in stable condition, the AFP news agency reported.

Local television stations broadcast images from the scene of the collision showing the bus, the left side destroyed in the crash completely.

Gov. Tarcisio de Freitas named three days of official fight in the state of Sao Paulo, where the accident happened.

“We wake up with sad news of these tragedies that killed 12 students in a terrible accident involving a bus and truck”, ” Freitas wrote on social networksadding: “They saw their dreams short.”

The University said UA Social Media Statement This ensured “support and psychological assistance to their academic community and everyone who is directly affected to whom they need support in this difficult time.”

2024. years, more than 10,000 people died in traffic accidents in Brazil, the Ministry of Transportation.

In December, another collision is between the passenger bus and the truck 38 people killed On the highway in the state of Minas Gerais.

Last September, the bus carrying the Coritiba Crocodiles football team rolled over on the road, killing three people. The bus traveled from the southern town of Curitibe to the game in Rio de Janeir, where the team played in the US Football Championship in the country. The game has been canceled after a deadly accident.