9 Dead as Van Carrying Rowing Team Collides With Truck in Brazil

Relatives of victims of the accident that killed nine members of the rowing team of the social project Remar Para o Futuro hug each other at the club's headquarters, in the city of Pelotas, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on Oct. 21, 2024. Diego Vara/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.