Minibus carrying elderly patients crashes, kills 7 in Brazil


  • World
  • Tuesday, 03 May 2022

SAO PAULO, May 2 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and another 15 were injured Monday in an accident involving a minibus transporting elderly patients in southern Brazil's Parana state, regional authorities said.

According to preliminary reports from the Health Consortium of Western Parana Municipalities, the vehicle belongs to the Health Secretariat of Pato Bragado, a city in the interior of the state, and was taking hospital patients to other cities for consultation with specialists.

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