Overview

• In Mirabela (MG), five people died after a truck crossed into oncoming traffic on the MGC-135; the driver fled and police found marijuana and cocaine in the cabin.
• On the BR-349 in Correntina (BA), a head-on collision between two cars left four dead and three injured, according to the Federal Highway Police.
• In Campo Grande (MS), a motorcycle passenger had a leg amputated after a crash with a truck on the ring road as highway police and forensic teams investigate the cause.
• In Vertentes (PE), a municipal water truck filmed swerving struck a motorcyclist, the city dismissed the driver, and Civil Police registered the case for inquiry.
• On the Presidente Dutra in Caçapava (SP), a driver showing signs of intoxication was detained after a car hit two pilgrims who sustained minor injuries, the highway police said.