Brazil bus crash kills at least 23 and injures five in Parana state
Al Jazeera
β’Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:54:37 +0000
π° What Happened
At least 23 people were killed and five injured when a bus carrying patients and healthcare workers to hospitals collided head-on with a truck in the early hours of the morning on the BR-373 highway in Brazil's Parana state, near Ipiranga. The bus belonged to the municipal health department of Imbituva and was carrying patients and companions to hospitals near Curitiba, and the truck driver was also killed. Preliminary evidence suggests the truck crossed into the opposite lane before colliding with the bus, and investigators are examining what caused it to veer.
π The Backstory
Governor Ratinho Junior declared three days of official mourning across Parana following the crash.
π― Why It Matters
The crash is a major transport-safety tragedy in southern Brazil, killing dozens of people traveling for healthcare and prompting questions about why the truck crossed into oncoming traffic.
At least 23 people were killed and five injured when a bus carrying patients and healthcare workers to hospitals collided head-on with a truck in the early hours of the morning on the BR-373 highway in Brazil's Parana state, near Ipiranga. The bus belonged to the municipal health department of Imbituva and was carrying patients and companions to hospitals near Curitiba, and the truck driver was also killed. Preliminary evidence suggests the truck crossed into the opposite lane before colliding with the bus, and investigators are examining what caused it to veer.
Governor Ratinho Junior declared three days of official mourning across Parana following the crash.
The crash is a major transport-safety tragedy in southern Brazil, killing dozens of people traveling for healthcare and prompting questions about why the truck crossed into oncoming traffic.