Eleven people are dead and 45 others are injured after a crash between a bus and a truck in Brazil’s central-western state of Mato Grosso.

The injured were sent to nearby hospitals, toll road operator Nova Rota do Oeste and highway police said.

Among the injured, 11 were in a critical condition, 26 in moderate condition and eight had only minor injuries, they added.

Initial information indicates that a bus collided head-on with a truck transporting cottonseed near the city of Lucas do Rio Verde, according to Nova Rota do Oeste.

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In 2024, more than 10,000 people died in traffic accidents in Brazil, according to the Ministry of Transportation.