Separate Bahia Highway Crashes Kill Four and Injure Dozens

Overview

• On BR-142 between Barra da Estiva and Ituaçu, a bus and a truck collided, leaving two dead and 22 injured.
• The bus was carrying 46 people, overturned after the impact, and the truck fell into a ravine as firefighters rescued trapped victims.
• Injured survivors from the BR-142 crash were taken to hospitals in Ituaçu and Tanhaçu, and the fatalities were sent to the regional forensic institute.
• A separate two-car crash on BA-524 in Valença killed a passenger at the scene and the driver en route to a hospital, with several others seriously hurt, including a 10-year-old.
• State and local authorities report ongoing investigations, with witnesses citing signs of intoxication by the Volkswagen Nivus driver in Valença and a bottle found on his lap.