At least 38 dead in horror crash after bus ‘blows a tyre’ and ploughs into lorry sparking deadly inferno in Brazil

AT LEAST 38 people have been killed in a horror crash after a packed bus collided with a lorry in Brazil before bursting into flames.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva described the fatal smash as a “terrible tragedy” with harrowing images showing the burnt out bus left on the side of the road.

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The burnt out wreckage of the bus after the collision[/caption]

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A car was also trapped underneath the lorry[/caption]

The coach, carrying 45 passengers, caught on fire after one of its tyres suddenly blew out and sent the motor out of control, horrified witnesses said.

The driver battled to keep it on the road before it ploughed into an oncoming lorry.

Dozens of the passengers were ultimately killed along with the driver as the bus smashed off the concrete road.

Moments later the impact sparked a deadly inferno.

Other onlookers also told rescue teams that the bus hit a granite block as it spiralled out of control.

Another 13 people were taken to hospital following the crash in the country’s eastern state of Minas Gerais, the local fire department said.

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