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Overview
- Dashcam footage from the Via Anchieta shows a truck attempting an overtake on a mountain stretch before a multi‑carreta collision and fire that killed two drivers, a case recorded as involuntary manslaughter with surviving drivers testing negative for alcohol.
- Police detained the 29‑year‑old trucker linked to the Via Dutra crash in Itatiaia after he fled; he faces charges including involuntary manslaughter and failure to render aid, with two dead confirmed and one injured person still hospitalized after surgery.
- A truck carrying gas cylinders caught fire on the BR‑386 in Mormaço after a tip‑over and collision, prompting a full highway blockade as PRF and concessionaire teams worked the still‑developing scene with no injuries reported so far.
- On São Paulo’s Rodoanel, a 26‑year‑old motorcyclist died after being struck and dragged about 60 meters by a fertilizer truck, with both vehicles catching fire and a police investigation opened into causes and responsibility.
- A head‑on crash between an intercity bus and a truck on the BR‑324 in Bahia killed the truck driver and his helper and left a third truck occupant in serious condition, while bus passengers sustained only minor injuries, authorities said.