Three people die and 16 are injured after minibus overturns in the interior of PR | North and Northwest

Three people died and 16 others were injured after a minibus overturned in Nossa Senhora das Graças, in the northern region of Paraná. The accident was recorded on Sunday night (31), according to the State Highway Police (PRE).

According to PRE, the vehicle was traveling along PR-317 and overturned on the shoulder after being closed. The accident happened around 7:30 pm, on the stretch between Santa Fé and Santo Inácio.

Two women and a man died at the scene, according to PRE. The injured were taken to hospitals in Colorado, Santo Inácio and Maringá.

The police reported that the minibus left Maringá, in the north of Paraná, headed for Regente Feijó, in the interior of São Paulo. The vehicle was transporting passengers returning from a religious convention in Maringá.

The Civil Police are investigating the causes of the accident.