Accident with a Paraguayan tour bus leaves 3 dead and injured in Western SC The three people who died in the bus accident that left 40 injured on SC-492 in the early hours of this Wednesday (15) are relatives of the mayor of Independencia, in Paraguay. An elderly woman, a woman and her daughter, a child, died at the scene. The collective took students and teachers from the Bethania Dance Academy back to the Paraguayan city after winning a competition in Gramado (RS). The accident happened on SC-492 between Maravilha and São Miguel da Boa Vista, in the west of Santa Catarina. ?Click and follow the g1 SC channel on WhatsApp “We don't have much knowledge of the circumstances of the accident because it occurred at dawn and most of the passengers were sleeping,” said the mayor, José Resquín, to Rádio Nacional do Paraguay. According to him, the victims are an aunt, a cousin and a niece. The relationship between them was not detailed. Blanca Chamorro Resquín with her daughter Guadalupe Garcete Chamorro. The two died in the bus accident in the west of Santa Catarina Reproduction/Social media An official statement from the city hall released the names of the victims: Professor Nelida del Rosario Peralta de Rojas (Prof. Nelly) - elderly woman Blanca Chamorro Resquín - adult woman Guadalupe Garcete Chamorro - child, daughter of Blanca The mayor was informed of the death of the relatives by the coordinator of the dance academy. The Legal Medical Institute (IML) did not confirm the ages of the victims. The municipality declared a three-day mourning period. Accident left 40 injured According to the PM, the driver lost control of the vehicle on a curve, left the road and overturned on an embankment on the side of the highway at around 0:30 am. The bus was transporting dancers, mothers and teachers from a dance academy in Paraguay. In addition to those killed, 40 people were injured. According to the Fire Department, 67 people were in the vehicle. 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. According to the agency, the bodies will be repatriated, a procedure that should take between 48 and 72 hours. So far there is no information about the age or identification 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; Bus leaves the road, falls into a cliff and leaves people dead in the west of SC Lucas Lôndero/Portal Peperi VIDEOS: most watched on g1 SC in the last 7 days