Overview

• The collision occurred early Friday on the BR-116 near Feira de Santana in northeastern Brazil, according to authorities.
• Victims were identified as Luanna Raquel de Araújo Melo, 29, her fiancé Korbinian Andreas Dengler, 36, and their friend Pal Herbson Nunes Negrão, 24, who died at the scene.
• Witnesses told the Federal Highway Police that a lorry carrying tomatoes lost control and struck the car carrying the trio as well as another truck.
• The tomato lorry driver was hospitalized in critical condition, while the second truck driver suffered minor injuries.
• Civil Police are investigating the cause of the crash, and tributes included a condolence statement from Colégio Santa Sofia.