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Deadly Weekend of Road Crashes Across Brazil, With Four Killed in RS Head‑On

Police and forensic teams are examining multiple scenes as families confirm the BR‑285 victims and authorities assess possible criminal liability.

Overview

  • On BR‑285 in Entre‑Ijuís (RS), a car and truck collided head‑on and burned; four occupants of the car died and were identified by relatives as siblings Ana Paula de Souza, Jonathan Fernandes Diello and Samara Fernandes, and Ana Paula’s husband, Gabriel Antônio Soares dos Santos.
  • Three people died on the vicinal José Letizio (SPA‑115/255) between Trabiju and Boa Esperança do Sul (SP), with Artesp identifying the victims and reporting a suspected contramão by a VW Gol before it was struck by a truck.
  • A nurse, Stefany Lorrayne Silva, 27, was killed in a car‑carreta crash on BR‑135 in Engenheiro Navarro (MG); the car’s driver was gravely injured, the vehicle had licensing irregularities and no licensed driver, and versions of the dynamics diverge as perícia proceeds.
  • A 21‑year‑old romeiro died after being hit by a motorcycle on BR‑262 in Nova Serrana (MG); PRF said the rider lacked a license and carried cocaine and crack and remains hospitalized in very serious condition.
  • In Rondonópolis (MT), motorcyclist Ivanira de Oliveira, 47, died after a car crossed into the opposite lane and the driver left without providing aid, and Civil Police are searching for the suspect captured on video.