Fourteen people died and 21 were injured in a horrific motorway accident in Salvador, Brazil, today.

A 48-ton tractor fell from a trailer as its driver took a bend on the BR-110 motorway, which bypasses the city of Inhambupe, Bahia, reports suggest.

The machine crashed head-on into the bus, which was coming in the opposite direction, killing 14.

The bus driver was among the dead.

The bus company Gonjito reported that 34 passengers were on the vehicle at the time of the accident along with the driver.

The coach was travelling from Sao Paulo to Paulo Afonso in Bahia, a 37 hour – three day journey and was a 104 miles from Salvador the Capital of Bahia.

Police confirmed that 12 people had died at the scene and two in hospital from their injuries.