A bus ran off a highway in northeastern Brazil and overturned Thursday, killing at least nine people and injuring over 20 more, authorities said.
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The bus was travelling from Rio de Janeiro in the southeast to the tourist town of Porto Seguro in Bahia state when it ran off the road around 4:00 am (0700 GMT), said the Federal Highway Police (PRF).

There were 34 people on board.
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Authorities did not release details on the condition of those injured or the victims’ nationalities, but said the two bus drivers were unharmed.

One of the injured later died in a nearby hospital, the mayor’s office of Teixeira de Freitas, the town where the accident occurred, said on its website.
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Brazilian media broadcast images of the blue and white bus lying on its side along the BR-101 highway.

Bus accidents are frequent in Brazil, which is the world’s fifth-biggest country by surface area and relies heavily on road transportation.

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