At least 23 killed in bus-truck collision in Brazil

According to the Federal Highway Police, among the dead were two children, as well as the semi-truck driver. A preliminary investigation showed that the semi-truck veered into the oncoming traffic and struck the minibus, which was transporting local patients to hospitals in the Greater Curitiba area.

Local authorities said that three of the injured remained in serious condition.

In response to the tragedy, Parana Governor Ratinho Junior declared three days of official mourning across the state.

Earlier, a tourist bus overturned early Sunday near Petropolis, a city in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro, killing at least 10.