# Brazil bus crash kills at least 23 and injures five in Paraná state

https://mins.news/en/item/26529

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-19 17:54 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/19/brazil-bus-crash-kills-at-least-23-and-injures-five-in-parana-state?traffic_source=rss

> At least 23 people died and five were injured when a bus carrying patients, companions and healthcare workers to hospitals near Curitiba collided head-on with a truck in Paraná state. Authorities said preliminary evidence suggests the truck crossed into the opposite lane. The state governor declared three days of mourning.

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