A devastating crash between a truck and a bus carrying young rowers shook southern Brazil on Sunday night. The accident occurred on the BR-376 national highway near Guaratuba, a coastal city in Paraná state. Nine people lost their lives when a truck with a trailer overturned onto the bus. The ill-fated bus was transporting the […]
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