RIO DE
JANEIRO, J -- At least nine people died and dozens were injured when a
bus left the highway it was traveling on and crashed into a tree in
northeastern Brazil, authorities announced on Saturday.
The accident
happened in the early morning near the town of Redencao do Gurgueia, in the
state of Piaui, 785 km south of the regional capital, Teresina. The cause of
the accident is unknown, according to the highway police.
Angelo Jose
Sena Santos, mayor of Redencao na Gurgueia, later told the news portal GP1 that
eight people died on site while a woman died in hospital due to injuries to her
head and chest.
"Two or
three children are being attended. One man has had his leg amputated. Others
are being attended at the Bom Jesus hospital," added Sena Santos. (Xinhua)
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