25 die in Brazil accident

By IANS/EFE,

Rio de Janeiro : At least 25 people, including members of a bowling club, were killed in a collision between a truck and a bus in southern Brazil, police said.


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The accident occurred on a highway between Sao Miguel do Oeste and Maravilha in Santa Catarina state Saturday.

The bus was carrying 43 members of a bowling club who were travelling from Rio Grande do Sul state to take part in a tournament in the northern state of Para.

The driver of the truck lost control while negotiating a curve and veered into the oncoming lane, they said.

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