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At least 24 dead after horror crash between tourist coach and lorry as pictures show mangled wreckage in Brazil

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At least 24 dead after horror crash between tourist coach and lorry as pictures show mangled wreckage in Brazil

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AT least 24 people have died in a horrific road accident in Brazil.

Another six people were injured when the tourist coach crashed into lorry as pictures reveal the mangled wreckage of both vehicles.

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At least 24 people were killed in the crash
Emergency responders trying to pull survivors from the wreckage

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Emergency responders trying to pull survivors from the wreckageCredit: Instagram/@anjosjacuipenses

The horrific smash happened around 10.30pm local time yesterday on the BR-324 road near to the muncipality of Gaviao in the north-east Brazilian state of Bahia.

Twenty-one people on the passenger coach were killed, while three onboard the mango truck lost their lives.

Seven were men and 17 women, one of whom was pregnant.

The nationalities of those killed, and the cause of the crash, has not yet been revealed.

Chilling pictures and footage from the scene showed the wreckage of the vehicles and emergency responders trying to aid victims.

The coach was travelling from Guarajuba to Jacobina.

The survivors have been taken to two hospitals.

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