12 University Students Killed When Bus and Truck Collide in Brazil

Members of the media work in front of the entrance of the Forensic Medical Institute in Sao Joaquim da Barra, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on Feb. 21, 2025. Twelve university students died and 21 were injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in Brazil's southeastern state of Sao Paulo, officials said Friday. Guilherme Carvalho/AFP via Getty Images

SAO PAULO—A bus carrying university students and a truck collided on a highway in southeastern Brazil, killing 12 passengers and injuring 21 others, authorities said Friday.

The truck driver, who was also injured, tried to flee the scene of the crash late Thursday night on a highway near Nuporanga, a city about 370 kilometers (230 miles) from the state’s capital, but was caught and hospitalized. He was later charged with attempting to flee the scene, involuntary homicide and bodily harm.