At least 24 dead after horror crash between coach and lorry as pictures show mangled wreckage in Brazil

AT least 24 people have died in a horrific road accident in Brazil.

Another six people were injured when the passenger coach crashed into lorry.

At last 24 people were killed in the crash

The horrific smash happened around 10.30pm local time yesterday on the BR-324 road near to the muncipality of Gaviao in the north-east Brazilian state of Bahia.

Three people in the lorry died and 21 people on the coach lost their lives. Seven were men and 17 women, one of whom was pregnant.

The nationalities of those killed, and the cause of the crash, has not yet been revealed.

Pictures and footage from the scene showed the wreckage of the vehicles and emergency responders trying to aid victims.

The coach was travelling from Guarajuba to Jacobina.

The survivors have been taken to two hospitals.

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