Brazil Road Crashes Kill Several as Police Probe Hit‑and‑Runs and Make Arrests

Overview

• PRF confirms three fatalities after a passenger car hit an armored truck head‑on on BR‑101 in Aurelino Leal, Bahia, at the Curva do Padre.
• Stefani Cruz de Souza, 31, died in a hit‑and‑run on SP‑334 in Cristais Paulista, São Paulo, with the case registered as vehicular homicide by negligence.
• In Ipirá, Bahia, a suspect was arrested on suspicion of running over Valmiro Azevedo da Silva after a bar fight, with police treating the case as homicide.
• Two men died in a motorcycle collision in Manacapuru, Amazonas, and a 1‑year‑7‑month‑old child was transferred to Manaus in serious condition as police assess possible alcohol use.
• In Araras, São Paulo, a 6‑year‑old remains hospitalized after being struck by a fleeing driver whom Civil Police have identified and expect to hear at the station.