12 university students were killed when the bus collides, the truck collides in Brazil; The authorities say that the truck driver was arrested in an attempt to escape

A bus carrying university students and a truck that collided on a highway in southeast BrazilOn Friday, the authorities said that 12 passengers were killed and 21 others were injured.

The truck driver, who was also injured, tried to escape Shatter The authorities said late on Thursday night on a highway near Riberao. He was subsequently charged with trying to escape from the scene of the accident, involuntary killing and physical harm.

The officials said that all the dead were students from the University of Franka. The injured were taken to hospitals in the area, but most of them were released. According to Agence France -Presse news agency, one of the injured was subjected to a “skull shock” and three others were transferred to the hospital in a stable condition.

Local television stations broadcast pictures of the scene of the accident that shows the bus, and the left side completely destroyed the collision.

Tarisio de Freitas governor announced three days of the official mourning in the state of Sao Paulo, where the accident occurred.

“We wake up to the sad news of this tragedy, which killed 12 students in a terrible accident that includes a bus and truck,” Freitas books on social mediaHe added, “They saw their dreams short.”

The university said in a A statement on social media She was providing “support and psychological assistance to its academic community and all the affected people who needed direct support at this difficult time.”

In 2024, more than 10,000 people died in traffic accidents in Brazil, according to the Ministry of Transport.

In December, another crash between a passenger bus and a truck 38 people were killed On a highway in Minas Gerais state.

Last September, a bus carrying the Coritiba Crocodiles football team overturned on a road, killing three people. The bus was walking from the southern city of Coritiba to a match in Rio de Janeiro, where the team was supposed to play in the US football championship in the country. The game was canceled after the deadly accident.