Deadly Wave of Road Crashes Across Brazil Leaves Multiple Victims as Truck Incidents Pile Up

Overview

• Three people died after a car and a truck collided on BR‑251 near Catuni; two of the victims were siblings identified as Maria Vaz da Silva, 53, and Marcos Vaz da Silva, 37, with a third relative, Lindinalva Vaz da Silva Bezerra, 58.
• In Itapecerica da Serra, a concrete mixer fell onto a car, killing two people and gravely injuring two, as firefighters, a police helicopter and heavy equipment worked to free victims.
• A five‑truck crash on the Rodoanel near Embu das Artes blocked three lanes toward Perus, caused roughly 13 km of congestion and left one person with minor injuries, according to initial reports.
• A tanker carrying vegetable oil overturned on SP‑294 in Junqueirópolis, leaked part of its cargo and triggered an environmental response by Cetesb while operators handled cargo transfer and recovery.
• Separate collisions added fatalities and disruptions, including a multi‑vehicle fire on PR‑566 in Francisco Beltrão that killed passenger Josmar José de Lima, and deadly motorcycle crashes on BR‑464 near Delfinópolis, BR‑101 in Angra dos Reis and SP‑191 in Ipeúna.