Driver Who ‘Flew’ Over São Paulo Stairway Released With Minor Injuries

Overview

• Security cameras recorded the car overshooting a curve on Rua Paulo de Souza Santos around 5:25 a.m., vaulting a stairway and rolling to the bottom.
• The driver, identified as Raílson Souza, was freed from the wreck by firefighters, treated by Samu, and taken to Pronto-Socorro do Pedreira.
• He remained under observation until early afternoon and returned home reporting only soreness and a small scrape on his hand.
• Relatives said he had hypertension and had not taken his medication before driving, and he told TV he felt unwell before the crash.
• The case was registered as a collision at the 98th Police District, and images showed the vehicle heavily damaged with major impact on the driver’s side.