At least 4 killed in road accident in south Brazil

SAO PAULO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- At least four people died on Friday after a collision between a truck and a passenger bus on a highway in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, said local media.

The accident occurred on a section of the BR-116 highway about 60 kilometers from the border between Brazil and Uruguay, in the municipality of Pelotas.

A preliminary report showed that the four victims died