A missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was killed Friday near Recife, Brazil, when the bus he was riding was struck by a truck loaded with steel.

Killed was:Elder Benjamin Doxey Snow, 20, Farmington, Utah.

Snow's companion was uninjured in the collision, which also claimed four other lives.

The accident occurred about 5:30 a.m. (11:30 p.m MDT Thursday).

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Snow had been serving in the Brazil Recife South Mission since September 1993.

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