Tourist Bus Crashes in Brazil, Killing 25

Police stand guard as traffic remains at a standstill on Avenida das Americas, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in western Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 23, 2023, after suspected paramilitary militia members torched 35 buses. Tercio Teixeira/AFP via Getty Images

RIO DE JANEIRO—At least 25 people are dead and six injured after a minibus carrying tourists from a coastal trip collided with a truck in Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia, local authorities said on Monday.

The crash happened overnight on a federal road between cities of Nova Fatima and Gaviao in inland Bahia, the state’s local fire department outpost said in a statement.