Search goes on as 54 die in bus plunge
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Brazil’s government yesterday said 54 passengers died when a bus plummeted over a cliff in the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
The bus, carrying a group of evangelical Christians to a religious event in the neighboring state of Parana, swerved off a curve on Saturday and fell hundreds of meters before crashing in a wooded area.
Rescue crews were still trying to recover bodies of victims on Sunday. At least six survivors, including two children, were being treated for injuries.
The bus was about 10 kilometers from the city of Joinville when it crashed. Highway and weather conditions at the time were good, a police spokesman said.
Though no immediate cause for the crash had been determined, police said it appeared the brakes had failed.
President Dilma Rousseff expressed her sympathy for the family and friends of the victims.
Brazil has some of Latin America’s deadliest roads, averaging 18 highway deaths per 100,000 people per year.
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