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At least eleven people have died this Tuesday after the collision of a truck with a bus in the town of Sorriso, located in the state of Mato Grosso, in western Brazil.
According to the Federal Highway Police (PRF, for its acronym in Portuguese), the bus was transporting < strong>45 passengers and the event has left several people seriously injured who have been taken to a hospital.
The transport company Expresso Itamarati has announced in a statement that they have sent a employee to the scene of the incident to provide support to the victims and their According to the G1 portal, they are family members.
According to an expert witness at the scene, one of the lanes has a tire mark caused by heavy braking, which indicates because the bus invaded the the opposite lane.
According to the superintendent of the Highway Police, preliminary reports indicate that the bus driver, who is in serious condition, had been killed. He fell asleep at the wheel.