A tragic collision between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday claimed the lives of 22 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil, authorities reported. Emergency services from the Minas Gerais fire department responded to the scene and confirmed that 13 other individuals were injured and transported to hospitals near Teofilo Otoni. The bus, which had departed from Sao Paulo, was carrying 45 passengers at the time of the accident. Pakistani health workers' boycotting halts polio vaccination drive in southwest Officials stated that a blown tire caused the bus driver to lose control, leading to the collision with the truck. A separate car carrying three passengers was also involved in the crash, but all its occupants survived, the fire department added. Rescue operations are still underway at the site, with efforts to retrieve additional victims, said Lt. Alonso of the fire department. Governor Romeu Zema announced via X that he had instructed the Minas Gerais government to fully mobilize resources to support the victims and their families. “We are committed to helping families cope with this devastating tragedy, particularly as it occurs so close to Christmas,” Zema said. Gunmen clash in a Libyan city and fires erupt at a nearby oil refinery, officials say According to Brazil's Ministry of Transportation, more than 10,000 people have died in road accidents across the country in 2024. Earlier this year, in September, another deadly accident occurred when a bus carrying the Coritiba Crocodiles football team overturned, resulting in three deaths. The team, based in Curitiba, was en route to Rio de Janeiro for the national American football championship, which was canceled following the tragedy.  

A woman was killed and her husband was injured in a road accident on Monday in the Hawrapara area of Chhatiyan village in Gangni upazila, Meherpur. The deceased, Hira Begum (45), and her husband, injured Sajjadul Islam, both hailed from Baradi village in Meherpur Sadar upazila. Bani Israil, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gangni Police Station, confirmed the incident. Cumilla road crash leaves 3 dead According to eyewitnesses, Sajjadul Islam and his wife were traveling on a motorcycle to visit their son-in-law's house. When they reached the Hawrapara area of Chhatiyan village, a truck coming from behind hit them. Hira Begum was struck by the truck’s wheel, causing her death on the spot. Locals rescued Sajjadul Islam in critical condition and admitted him to a nearby clinic. OC Bani Israil said that the body of the deceased was recovered and taken to the police station.

Three people were killed and seven others sustained injuries in two separate road accidents in Faridpur  on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Tajim Sardar,20, Shaon Matubber,24 and Md Milon, 25, and injured Khalid,1,  another motorcycle passenger.  The identities of six other injured could not be known yet. In the first incident reported  around 8:30 pm, a collision between a truck and a motorcycle in Nagarkanda upazila on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway claimed the lives of two friends. Tajim died on the spot. Shaon succumbed to his injuries at Bhanga Hospital and Khalid was critically injured and is undergoing treatment, said police. Former Chhatra Dal leader killed in Manikganj factional clash Sub-Inspector (SI) Mohammad Mamun of Bhanga Highway Police Station said that the motorcycle, coming from Bhanga, was hit by an unidentified truck heading in the opposite direction. A legal process is underway. On the other hand, a man was killed and six people were injured in a road accident in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur. On Monday afternoon, a car of Golden Line Paribahan from Faridpur collided with a car of Sraboni Construction Limited coming from the opposite direction at Madhukhali Upazila's Maskandi and the bus fell into the ditch. The helper of the bus was killed on the spot and six others were injured. Girl aged 8 stabbed dead by ‘evil stepmother’ in Natore; father attempts suicide The injured were rushed to nearby medical facilities for treatment. Police said, further investigations are ongoing.

Five people were killed and several others injured in separate  road accidents in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla district on Saturday. Two brick kiln workers were killed as a bus hit a tractor on Dhaka-Kachua road near Shayestanagar, said Kaushik Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Eliotganj Highway Police..The deceased were identified as Borhan, son of Gias Uddin of Lakshmipur village, and Mohammad Ali, son of Syed Ali of Jamalpur Sadar upazila. Narsingdi clash leaves 2 UP members killed    In another accident, a Dhaka-bound Anirban Paribahan bus collided with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw near Daulatpur bus stand on Dhaka-Chattogram highway in the same upazila, leaving Dolly Akter, a passenger, dead on the spot. Man found dead in Shahbagh area Other injured passengers and drivers were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where two more victims- Jiana Akter and Jahanara Begum- succumbed to their injuries. All the victims of this accident were residents of the nearby Basra village, said Sub-Inspector Md. Helal of Gauripur police investigation center. Police seized the bus involved in the accident, he said.

Six people were killed as a truck rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Itakhola-Katiadi road in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi district on Saturday.                                                    The identities of the deceased could not be known yet. 6 burnt in N’ganj gas cylinder blast The truck crashed into the auto-rickshaw at Pacharbari while heading towards Monohardi upazila, leaving the auto-rickshaw driver and five passengers dead on the spot, said Afzal Hossain, officer-in-charge of Shibpur model police station. On information, a team of local fire service and police recovered the bodies.

Five people including four members of a family were killed in separate road accidents in Mirsarai and Hathazari upazilas of Chattogram on Tuesday, In Mirsarai, a truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in the Khoiyachhora area, leaving all its four passengers, including a child, dead on the spot when they were on their way to attend an event in Sitakunda. The auto-rickshaw got smashed and truck fell into a roadside ditch after the crash, said police and witnesses. 20 dead, 24 injured in Sylhet division road accidents in Sept The deceased were identified as Kajol Rekha, Nurjahan, Shirina, and 7-month-old infant Nihat. Sohel Sarkar, officer-in-charge of Jorarganj Highway Police Station, said they went to spot upon receiving news of the accident and recovered the bodies. In a separate incident in Hathazari upazila, Mohammad Azwad Mahin, a madrasha student, was killed after being hit by a speeding bus on the Chittagong-Khagrachhari road. Following the accident, fellow madrasa students and local residents blocked the road in protest. Police later arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control.

A man was killed in a lynch-mob attack on Thursday morning after allegedly attacking a local mosque's imam in the Shimultala area of Sadar Upazila in Chapainawabganj.  Mizu Islam was severely beaten by locals around 8 am after he stabbed Imam Mohammad Hossain, said police and witnesses. Harunur Rashid, a resident of the same area, was also injured while attempting to save the imam. Four killed, 10 injured in Tangail road crash Mizu was taken to the 250-bed district hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Mizu had long been involved in drug dealing, said S.M. Zakaria, officer-in-charge of Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station. It is believed he attacked imam Hossain out of anger after the local anti-drug committee provided information about him to the police, he said. The body was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy, he said.

Eight people were killed after a private car lost control and fell into a roadside canal in Pirojpur Sadar upazila early thursday. The incident occurred at the Nurani Gate area along the Pirojpur-Nazirpur road. Fire service personnel, alerted by local residents, recovered the bodies from the submerged vehicle at around 3am. Death toll from Sherpur floods rises to 9 as one more dies Additional Superintendent of Police in Pirojpur, Md. Mukit Hasan Khan, confirmed the deaths. The deceased include two men, two women, and four children. They  have been identified as Shaon Mridha,32, his wife Amena Begum,30, and their sons Abdul,3 and Shahadat,10, all residents of Hoglabunia village in Nazirpur upazila, Pirojpur and  Motaleb,45, his wife Sabina Akter,30, daughter Mukta,12, and son Soyaib,2, all residents of Ragunathpur, Sherpur Sadar upazila. Shaon’s cousin, Murad, said that Shaon and Motaleb had been traveling back from Kuakata to Shaon’s residence in Hoglabunia after a trip. Around 3 am their car lost control at the Nurani Gate area and plunged into a canal, where it became submerged. 20 dead, 24 injured in Sylhet division road accidents in Sept Locals immediately informed the fire service and police. Upon recovery, all eight passengers were rushed to Pirojpur District Hospital, where doctors declared them dead. Dr. Asif Hossain of Pirojpur District Hospital said that the victims were brought in around 3:30 am. According to Additional Superintendent of Police Mukit Hasan Khan, an ID card found on Motaleb confirmed his identity, and he was employed as civil staff in the Bangladesh Army.

Gang members attacked a small town in central Haiti early Thursday, killing more than 20 people, including children, according to a human rights group. Another 50 people were injured as the Gran Grif gang burned homes and cars in the town of Pont-Sondé, said Bertide Harace, spokeswoman for the Commission for Dialogue, Reconciliation and Awareness to Save the Artibonite. “A lot of people ran and left the area,” she told Radio Kiskeya. A video posted on social media shows a group of people fleeing through the brush, with one woman who was out of breath saying, “Nowhere to go. Nowhere to go.” In another video, dozens of people start running through a street after hearing rumors that the gang was approaching. Harace and others criticized police in the nearby coastal city of Saint-Marc, saying they did not mobilize to help people being attacked in Pont-Sondé. Read:As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis Venson François, a government prosecutor based in Saint-Marc, called the attack a “massacre” in an interview with Radio Caraïbes. Dozens of people crowded around a hospital in Saint-Marc where the injured were taken, with one man telling reporters that local authorities are not doing enough to protect people. The attack in Pont-Sondé was blamed on the Gran Grif gang. It operates in the central Artibonite region, and experts have described it as one of Haiti’s cruelest gangs. It has gained control of more territory since 2022 under the leadership of Luckson Elan, who was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department last month. In January 2023, the Gran Grif gang was accused of attacking a police station in Liancourt, located near Pont-Sondé, and killing at least six officers. Violence unleashed by the gang also forced the closure of a hospital in February 2023 that serves more than 700,000 people. Read more: Human rights group calls on governments to protect Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants Former Haitian legislator Prophane Victor, who represented the Artibonite department, began arming young men who eventually formed the Gran Grif gang to secure his election and control over the area, according to a U.N. report. The U.S. also sanctioned Victor last month. The gang has about 100 members and has been accused of crimes including murder, rape, robberies and kidnappings, according to the report. While most of the gang violence is concentrated in the capital of Port-au-Prince, it has spread in recent years to the Artibonite region, where much of Haiti's food is produced.

Two people were killed when a train hit an engine-run human hauler at a level crossing at Mohanpur in Paba upazila of Rajshahi district on Monday. The deceased were identified as Mofazzal Hossain, 35, a driver of the human hauler and his helper Habibur Rahman Habib, 32 of the upazila. Cargo vessel movement between India's Maya and Rajshahi's Sultanganj begins Khairul Islam, in-charge of Rajshahi University Fire Service Station, said the accident occurred around 4 pm when the Dhaka-bound ‘Padma Express’ hit the firewood-laden human hauler, leaving two people dead on the spot. Ansar member killed as hooligans punch him in Rajshahi The firewood was taken to a brick kiln, he said. On information, a team of Fire WService recovered the bodies and sent those to the local hospital morgue for autopsy. Barendra Express train narrowly escapes accident; rail link with Rajshahi suspended