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Overview
- Authorities say the driver lost control, struck pedestrians, then hit a utility pole in front of Colégio Estadual Dôrval Ferreira Cunha on RJ-106 at km 6.5.
- Firefighters were dispatched at 4:40 p.m., treated victims at the scene, and transported the injured to nearby hospitals.
- One person was released on-site, and seven were hospitalized across Hospital Estadual Alberto Torres and Hospital Azevedo Lima.
- Alberto Torres reports two neurosurgeries and one orthopedic case among its three patients, with all stabilized.
- Debris from the crash prompted partial traffic restrictions near the school, with videos showing people on the roadway as police secured the area.