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Brazil Road Crashes Kill Three, Injure Several Over Two Days

Officials say preventable risks recur across the cases.

Overview

  • A head-on collision between a motorcycle and a truck in Arraial do Cabo killed two men at the scene, with bodies sent to the Cabo Frio IML as police open an investigation.
  • In the Federal District, cyclist Francisco da Chagas Costa, 53, died after falling under a bus; the driver tested negative for alcohol, gave a statement, was released, and was suspended by the operator pending forensic results.
  • A three-motorcycle crash in Parambu, Ceará, injured four people, including a 15-year-old who was driving with a 9-year-old passenger, with all riders seen without helmets and two patients awaiting transfer to higher-complexity care.
  • Two separate medical episodes behind the wheel were recorded in São Paulo state, with a 79-year-old in Sorocaba hitting a motorcycle and then a pole and a 58-year-old in Campinas mounting a sidewalk before rescue teams took both drivers for treatment.
  • In Americana, two simultaneous collisions injured two motorcyclists, one with an open leg fracture, while in Juiz de Fora a 69-year-old pedestrian struck while crossing against the signal remained hospitalized in stable condition.