Accident in Petrópolis: Bus overturns on BR-040, leaving at least 10 dead

At least 10 people died when a bus overturned in Petrópolis, in the Serrana region of RJ, in the early hours of this Sunday (16). Among the victims are 8 women and 1 child. The accident occurred at Km 91 of BR-040, on the way down the mountain to Rio de Janeiro, at around 4:30 am.

According to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the Estrela Guia Turismo group had left Belo Horizonte towards Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio. The Fire Department provided assistance to 49 people, 8 of whom were found dead.

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