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Multiple Deadly Crashes Hit Brazil Highways Over Weekend

Authorities say high speed, risky maneuvers, hazardous loads and a police pursuit magnified harm and prompted criminal and forensic probes.

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Overview

  • A Polícia Rodoviária Federal confirmed that a vehicle that fled a stop on BR-251 was chased for about 10 km before a head‑on crash that left seven dead and yielded 137 kg of marijuana.
  • On BR-116 between Catuji and Teófilo Otoni a frontal collision between a granite truck and a kerosene tanker sparked fires, closed the road and resulted in the death of tanker driver Joílson Jesus Araújo.
  • A truck‑versus‑bus crash on GO-010 near Luziânia killed seven people; the operator Real Expresso said the bus carried 45 adults and three children and hospitals are treating survivors.
  • Separate fatal collisions across major corridors — including BR-163, PRC-280, TO-222, RR-452 and local routes in Mato Grosso do Sul and Minas Gerais — involved risky overtaking, speed or alcohol and left multiple dead or seriously injured.
  • Firefighters, Samu, PRF, Polícia Civil and forensic teams are managing rescues, hospital care, road reopenings and criminal inquiries that could include charges such as homicídio culposo and reviews of pursuit and cargo‑safety practices.