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Brazilian Influencer Luanna Araújo, 29, Fiancé and Friend Killed in BR-116 Collision

Authorities are investigating the crash that prompted public tributes to the fashion creator.

Overview

  • The crash occurred around 1:20 a.m. on September 26, 2025, when the car collided with two trucks on Brazil’s BR-116 highway.
  • All three people in the car—Araújo, her fiancé Korbinian Andreas Dengler, 36, and friend Herbson Nunes Negrão, 24—died at the scene.
  • One truck driver was hospitalized with serious injuries, and the other sustained minor wounds, according to local reporting.
  • Police and forensic teams are conducting inquiries to determine the causes and responsibility for the collision.
  • Colegio Santa Sofía shared condolences as followers mourned Araújo, a fashion and lifestyle creator with about 92,000 Instagram followers, whose death came on her 29th birthday.