China News Agency, Sao Paulo, May 7 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) A bus overturned in Miracatu, Sao Paulo state in southeastern Brazil on the 7th local time, killing 6 people and injuring 11 others.
The local Federal Highway Police (PRF) reported on the 7th that the accident occurred at 402 kilometers of National Road 116 in Miracatu, Sao Paulo State.
At about 10:30 a.m. that day, a bus carrying 19 people overturned while passing through the road section, causing heavy casualties.
The six dead included a 34-year-old Brazilian country duo male singer, and another male singer was injured.
That same day, the country duo singer and producer took the bus from Tijuca do Sul, Paraná, to Sao Pedro, São Paulo, where another gig was planned for the evening. .
After the accident, the local fire department, police and other departments rushed to the scene for rescue and sent the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment.
In the accident, two people were safe.
The local federal highway police said that according to the preliminary investigation results, the cause of the accident was a puncture of the left front tire of the bus, and the vehicle lost control and crashed into the isolation belt and eventually overturned.
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