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Tragic Bus Crash in Brazil Claims 15 Lives

2/4/2026

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At least 15 people died in a bus crash in Alagoas state, Brazil, on Tuesday, including three children.
The bus, carrying about 60 pilgrims returning from a religious festival, lost control on a curved highway segment and overturned multiple times.
Emergency teams airlifted the most seriously injured passengers to hospitals, and the governor of Alagoas declared three days of mourning.
An investigation is underway to determine the crash's cause.

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At least 15 people died in a bus crash in Alagoas state, Brazil, on Tuesday, including three children.
The bus, carrying about 60 pilgrims returning from a religious festival, lost control on a curved highway segment and overturned multiple times.
Emergency teams airlifted the most seriously injured passengers to hospitals, and the governor of Alagoas declared three days of mourning.
An investigation is underway to determine the crash's cause.