Bus collision on Sao Paulo highway leaves dozens dead

The wreckage of the bus (AP/Juliano Oliveira)

A bus carrying employees of a textile company and a truck have collided on a highway in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing 40 people.

Rescuers were helping the wounded and passengers caught in the wreckage of the vehicles in the municipality of Taguai, about 217 miles from the city of Sao Paulo.