At least 10 people died and 42 were injured when a bus crashed into the central pillar of a bridge in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Friday, according to the state government.
Local authorities reported that the accident occurred just after midnight local time (0300 GMT) near the town of Itapetininga, approximately 170 km (105 miles) west of the state capital, Sao Paulo. The bus was en route from Itapeva to Aparecida, a religious town that attracts many pilgrims to its Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida.
Injured passengers were transported to hospitals in Itapetininga and the neighboring city of Sorocaba, authorities said in a statement.
