Public road accident
Details
Event title
Brazil - Brazil bus crash leaves at least eight dead in Rio de Janeiro area
Source
Severity
Mid
Event date (UTC)
2026-08-17 08:42:03
Last update (UTC)
2026-08-17 08:42:03
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Rio de Janeiro, Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, Estado do Rio de Janeiro
At least eight people have died in a bus accident in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Two more people died while being transported from the scene, local media reported. In total, 49 people were injured.
The accident, in which both women and children lost their lives, occurred in a mountainous region north of the city. The bus overturned on the steep terrain and firefighters reportedly had to dig out the injured bus passengers.
In February this year, 16 people died when a bus overturned in northeastern Brazil.