SAO PAULO, Feb 4, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A bus returning from a religious festival in northeast Brazil veered off the road on a curve and overturned on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people, including four children, officials said. The bus had been carrying about 60 people when it tipped over in the rural interior of Alagoas state, ejecting some passengers while others were trapped underneath the wreckage. "I express my solidarity with the families and friends at this time of such great pain," Dantas wrote on X. Deadly road accidents are frequent in Brazil. In October last year 17 people died in northeast Brazil, in the state of Pernambuco, when a driver lost control of a bus.
