2015 Brazil bus accident explained

2015 Brazil bus accident
Coordinates:	-29.6167°N -74°W
Date:	15 March 2015
Location:	Santa Catarina
Country:	Brazil
Deaths:	54 ^[1] ^[2]
Injuries:	7

The 2015 Brazil bus accident occurred on 15 March 2015, when a tourist bus veered off a road and plunged approximately 100m (300feet) into a ravine near the city of Joinville in Santa Catarina state in Brazil.^[3] At least 51 people died and 7 were injured in the accident.^{[1] [4] [5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Up to 51 dead after bus crash in southern Brazil. Reuters. 2015-03-15.
2. News: Brazil Raises Toll of Bus Accident to 54 Dead, 10 Injured. https://web.archive.org/web/20150325131008/http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/03/15/world/americas/ap-lt-brazil-bus-accident.html. dead. Mar 15, 2015. 2015-03-25. The New York Times.
3. News: Death toll increases to 43 in bus crash in Brazil. https://web.archive.org/web/20150315160106/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/15/c_134068577.htm. dead. 2015-03-15. 2015-03-15. Xinhua News Agency.
4. News: Bus plunge in southern Brazil leaves 49 dead. BBC. 15 March 2015. BBC News. 2015-03-15.
5. News: Bus plunges off cliff in Brazil, 54 killed. https://web.archive.org/web/20141108214042/https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/15/us-brazil-crash-idUSKBN0MB0SJ20150315. live. Mar 15, 2015. 2014-11-08. Reuters.
6. Web site: 54 dead in Brazil bus crash: Rousseff. 15 March 2015. Yahoo News.