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Deadly Holiday Highway Crashes Across Brazil Kill Families, Spur Investigations

Authorities are investigating causes to determine accountability during the peak holiday travel period, including an indictment tied to a June highway crash.

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Overview

  • In Rolândia (PR), six relatives died in a head-on collision with a truck on PR-170; a surviving truck passenger said he woke at the moment of impact, the driver is in intensive care, and the bodies have not yet been released by the IML.
  • In Jaguaré (ES), video shows a RAM 250 rear-ending a family’s car on BR-101 and hurling it into oncoming traffic, killing four; the pickup driver fled, later appeared with a lawyer, gave a statement and was released.
  • In Avaré (SP), three relatives from Sorocaba died on SP-280 after the left rear tire reportedly blew out, causing a rollover, according to Artesp and firefighters.
  • In Campo Alegre de Goiás, a woman, her two children and the driver died on BR-050 after the car struck a concrete barrier and fell into a ravine, according to the PRF and the concessionaire.
  • A bitrem loaded with corn blocked both directions of BR-174 at the “Ladeira da Vó” for hours, creating long queues as a dentist aboard a stranded bus sutured an elderly passenger injured during the stoppage.