<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">At least 25 people have been killed after a bus collided with a truck in Bahia state in northeastern Brazil, state firefighters said today.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>A video, recorded during the night, showed the truck surrounded by blue boxes filled with mangoes and scattered on the ground.</div><div><br></div><div>Several firefighters could be seen working at the scene.</div><div><br></div><div>“Military firefighters responded to an incident that left 25 dead” about 250km from the capital of Bahia state, Salvador.</div><div><br></div><div>Five people were also injured in the accident last night, according to Brazilian press reports, which published images of the twisted fuselage of the truck.</div><div><br></div><div>The cause of the accident is still unknown.</div><div><br></div><div>The bodies of the victims have been handed over to police for identification.</div><div><br></div><div>The mayor’s office of Jacobina, a city close to the accident, declared three days of official mourning today and is preparing a “collective wake” for the victims.</div><div><br></div><div>“The prefecture expresses its sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims in this moment of unprecedented sadness and pain,” it said in a note posted on Instagram.</div><div><br></div><div>It is the latest crash involving a bus and multiple fatalities in Brazil.</div><div><br></div><div>Last August seven fans of Sao Paulo-based Corinthians were killed on a highway in the southeast of the country after attending a match of their team against Cruzeiro in Belo Horizonte.</div><div><br></div><div>And at least 10 people were killed and two dozen injured in March 2022 when a bus carrying a group of workers plunged off a highway in southern Brazil. - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>