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Brazil Sees Deadly Wave of Road Crashes as Paraíba Toll Reaches Six and Paraná Hazmat Wreck Is Contained

Authorities are linking key cases to driver impairment as criminal inquiries advance.

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Overview

  • On BR-230 near Soledade (PB), police confirmed six deaths; of eight people taken to the Campina Grande trauma hospital, five were discharged and three remain hospitalized, including one patient in intensive care.
  • On BR-476 in Paulo Frontin (PR), a crash involving four tractor-trailers and a car killed a 60-year-old truck driver hauling GLP cylinders; firefighters secured the hazardous load and the highway fully reopened at 3:40 a.m., according to PRF.
  • In São José dos Campos (SP), an exam at the Central de Polícia Judiciária confirmed intoxication in a 37-year-old driver after a rear-end collision that killed a 70-year-old man, and the case was recorded for DUI and culpable bodily injury.
  • In Santos (SP), tests confirmed psychoactive intoxication in a driver who struck a 38-year-old pedestrian and fled; a judge granted provisional release with bail and suspension of driving privileges.
  • In João Pessoa (PB), police concluded and sent to court an indictment for unintentional homicide against a dump-truck driver in a September motorcyclist death, while multiple other fatal collisions across SP, MG, MS, BA and SC remain under investigation.