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And ambulance teams indicated in a statement that "The driver was yelling that the brakes were off and the bus began to back up and then crashed into iron obstacles at the end of the bridge.".
The statement noted that "Six people made it out of the bus before it fell, including the driver, whose location has yet to be determined."Three of these explained "They do not need medical attention.".
The National Public Transport Association stated in statements reported by the local press that the company to which the bus belongs does not have a license to transport passengers.
The road where the accident occurred is the one that witnesses the highest number of fatal accidents in all of Mina Gerais, according to Governor Romeo Zima.
On November 25, a collision between a bus and a truck near the city of Tagay in São Paulo state left 41 dead and 10 injured, most of them employees of a textile company.
Federal authorities estimate that an average of 30,000 people died annually between 2015 and 2019 as a result of traffic accidents in Brazil.
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The accident occurred near the Joao Monlivade district in Mina Gerais state. The bus, which was carrying 46 people, fell from the highest bridge called “Ponte Torta”, as quoted by “Agence France Presse” to rescue authorities, on Friday.
Initial investigations indicated that the accident may have been caused by a malfunction of the vehicle’s brakes. The accident also injured 27 people, including three in critical condition, who were transferred by helicopter to a hospital in Belo Horizonte, the state capital.
Videos posted by firefighting forces showed the bus was completely destroyed at the bottom of a valley. Initial observations by the experts showed that the driver “lost control of the vehicle after a possible brake failure.”
Ambulance crews said in a statement that “the driver was yelling that the brakes were not working and the bus began to back up and then hit iron obstacles at the end of the bridge.”
The statement noted that “six people managed to get out of the bus before it fell, including the driver, whose location has not yet been determined,” explaining that three of them “do not need medical attention.”
The National Public Transport Association stated in statements reported by the local press that the company to which the bus belongs does not have a license to transport passengers.
The road where the accident occurred is the one that witnesses the highest number of fatal accidents in all of Mina Gerais, according to Governor Romeo Zima.
On November 25, a collision between a bus and a truck near the city of Tagay in São Paulo state left 41 dead and 10 injured, most of them employees of a textile company.
Federal authorities estimate that an average of 30,000 people died annually between 2015 and 2019 as a result of traffic accidents in Brazil.
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