Bus crash kills 11, injures nearly 30 in Brazil

Authorities say a bus carrying people back from a sports festival for special needs athletes fell from a bridge into a river in southeastern Brazil, killing 11 and injuring nearly 30.

Authorities say a bus carrying people back from a sports festival for special needs athletes fell from a bridge into a river in southeastern Brazil, killing 11 and injuring nearly 30.

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Police say the bus driver apparently had brake problems and lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid another bus on a bridge near the small city of Carbonita on Sunday.

A statement from the Minas Gerais state police says the bus was carrying disabled people attending a sporting events in the region.

It was unclear if disabled people were among the dead.