Through a note, the Communication Secretariat of the Territorial Division confirmed on Monday the death of a four-year-old girl, who was rescued and taken to the State General Hospital, in Maceio, when the school bus that was carrying 48 people overturned in a 400-meter ravine.

Witnesses said the vehicle suffered a mechanical failure and the driver lost control of the vehicle.

Firefighter teams have been searching the area since early Monday to help in the crash’s investigation.

The group of passengers, including many children, were on their way to the Quilombo dos Palmares Memorial Park to participate in the Black Consciousness Day program, some survivors and relatives of the victims noted.

The Communication Secretariat reported that 29 people were taken to the Regional Hospital of Mata, in Union dos Palmares.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva regretted the death of people in the bus crash.

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