Two Dead, Dozens Hurt as Church Bus Hits Truck on BR-050 Near Uberaba

Overview

• The coach carrying 57 churchgoers from Bahia to São Paulo, which crashed early Tuesday near Uberaba, left two dead and 36 injured, according to firefighters.
• Federal highway police said the bus and the sugar-loaded truck moved together for about 70 meters after impact before the bus detached, rolled back unpowered, and stopped in the median without tipping.
• Rescuers split patients across regional hospitals, and HC-UFTM reported four admissions and three surgeries as the city’s regulator said 23 people were discharged later Tuesday.
• Polícia Civil completed on-scene forensics, sent the two bodies for necropsy and identification at the Medical Examiner’s Office, and kept the cause under formal inquiry.
• The bus operator, Lopes Turismo, has not answered reporters’ questions as authorities analyze rear-impact evidence on BR-050, a freight-heavy corridor where coach–truck crashes carry high risk.