Minas Gerais road crash

When

22 Dec 2024

Kind

Road accident

Coordinates

17.94° S, 41.53° W

Description

2024 road accident in Minas Gerais, Brazil

2024 road accident in Brazil

On 21 December 2024, a multiple-vehicle collision involving a passenger bus, a car and a B-double road train occurred in Lajinha, a district of Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil, on the BR-116 highway. Thirty-nine people died, and seven others were injured. It is the deadliest traffic accident on federal highways in Brazil since 2007, when such numbers began to be monitored.

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