Brazil Highway Crashes Leave Multiple Dead as Investigations Advance

Overview

• Paraíba health officials said five of eight survivors from the BR-230 crash near Soledade were discharged, with three still hospitalized, including a 23-year-old in intensive care, after six deaths were confirmed.
• In Paraná, a collision on BR-476 involving four trucks and a car killed a 60-year-old truck driver hauling GLP cylinders, as firefighters contained the explosive risk and the PRF reopened the road at 3:40 a.m.
• In Bahia, a father, mother and their 6-year-old son died in a head-on crash with a truck on BR-116 in Araci, prompting partial lane closures and a city mourning note for the child, a public school student.
• In São Paulo state, police confirmed intoxication by exam for the 37-year-old driver tied to a fatal crash in São José dos Campos, while in Santos an intoxicated motorist who struck a pedestrian was freed provisionally after custody hearing with bail and license suspension.
• In João Pessoa, police concluded the inquiry into a September fatality and indicted the dump-truck driver for culpable homicide, omission of aid and fleeing the scene, as road police and forensic teams continue probes into other recent crashes.