### [2026-08-19](/feed/2026/08/19/index.md)

##### Head-on collision
# Twenty-three people are killed and five others are injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the BR-373 near Ipiranga, Paraná, Brazil. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bus-truck-head-on-collision-parana-brazil-kills-least-21-2026-08-19/)
2. [UOL](https://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano/ultimas-noticias/2026/08/19/acidente-br-373-parana.ghtm)

### Changes:

1.  Twenty-three people are killed and four others are injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the BR-373 in Paraná, Brazil.  _2026-08-19 18:00:37 (First version)_
2.  Twenty-three people are killed and five others are injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the BR-373 near Ipiranga, Paraná, Brazil.  _2026-08-19 20:00:37 (Update)_
2. Twenty-three people are killed and five others are injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the BR-373 near Ipiranga, Paraná, Brazil.  _(Current version)_

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