Bus crash in Brazil leaves 23 dead

Twenty-three people died Sunday when a bus on a remote mountain road in Brazil’s northeastern Alagoas state dived into a ravine, regional authorities said.

Rescue services confirmed that 22 died at the scene and another person – a pregnant woman – succumbed after being taken to hospital, the Alagoas state government said in a statement.

It added that another 20 injured people were taken to the region’s hospital.

The accident occurred near the town of Uniao dos Palmares, firtspost reports.

State governor Paulo Dantas declared on the social media platform X three days of mourning over the “tragedy.”

The bus went off the road in an area difficult to access, near a site in the Serra da Barriga mountain range that has historical importance to Brazilians