Accident with a tour bus from Paraguay leaves 3 dead and injured in the West of SC The number of deaths in the accident involving a tour bus on the SC-492 in Maravilha, in the West of Santa Catarina, has risen to four. According to the Civil Police, on Thursday afternoon (16), the victim was a 37-year-old woman who was hospitalized in São Miguel do Oeste. She was one of 40 people injured and her name was not released. The group that fell into a cliff on Wednesday (15) was carrying dancers, mothers and teachers from a dance academy in Paraguay. ? Nelida del Rosario Peralta de Rojas, Blanca Chamorro Resquín and Guadalupe Garcete Chamorro - relatives of the mayor of the Paraguayan city of Independencia - died at the scene. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp Victims killed were relatives of the Paraguayan mayor; city ??declared mourning The collision occurred around 0:30 am and mobilized rescuers in the region. According to the Fire Department, 67 people were in the vehicle. The bus with members of Bethania Academia de Danzas left Gramado (RS) headed for Villa Rica, in Paraguay, the city where it was registered. The victims were taken to four hospitals in the region (read the balance below). Contacted by NSC TV, the Consulate of Paraguay in Brazil stated that it is in contact with the hospitals to pass on information to the families of the victims. Bus accident leaves people dead on SC-492, in the west of SC Lucas Lôndero/Portal Peperi Victims were taken to hospitals in the region 35 victims were taken to Hospital São José de Maravilha; 1 victim taken to the Terezinha Gaio Basso Regional Hospital, in São Miguel do Oeste; 4 victims taken to Romelândia Hospital; Other victims were taken to the Support House linked to the São José de Maravilha Hospital; How the accident happened According to information provided by the PM, the driver lost control of the vehicle on a curve, left the road and overturned on an embankment on the banks of the highway. Images released from the scene show the bus on its side (see the video above). In a released report, the Fire Department reported that many victims were in a 'state of despair, distributed inside, outside and under the vehicle.' Others were stuck to the hardware and had injuries of varying severity.