Nine dead as van carrying rowing team collides with truck in Brazil


  • World
  • Tuesday, 22 Oct 2024

(Reuters) - Nine people died when the van they were traveling in collided with a truck in southern Brazil late on Sunday, local authorities said.

Seven of the victims were teenage members of a rowing team from Pelotas, in Rio Grande do Sul state, who were traveling back from a competition in Sao Paulo when the crash happened in Guaratuba, Parana state.

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