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Multiple Deadly Road Crashes Strike Brazil Over Two Days

Authorities are conducting on-site forensic work to establish causes and responsibility amid evidence of mechanical failure, missing signage and impairment.

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Overview

  • A string of collisions that unfolded Thursday and Friday killed people in several states including a woman and her 5-year-old son when a carreta rear-ended a bus on BR-135 in Buenópolis.
  • Two linked crashes on TO-355 near Colinas de Palmeirante resulted in the deaths of a 26-year-old motorcyclist and his 57-year-old father after the son fell and a truck struck parked rescue vehicles.
  • A 72-year-old truck driver died when his vehicle carrying salt left BR-163 and overturned at km 495 in Campo Grande while other single-vehicle and intersection crashes in Goiânia, Várzea Grande, Governador Valadares and Cáceres also produced fatalities.
  • Police reports and security footage show multiple drivers fled scenes in incidents in Marabá and Rio Branco, one driver in Cachoeiro told police she had taken an anxiolytic and reported a blackout, and several suspects have been detained as investigations proceed.
  • Rescue teams and law enforcement including PRF, Polícia Civil, Corpo de Bombeiros and Samu performed on-site aid and perícia, and investigators are examining factors such as loss of control, possible mechanical failure and absent traffic signage with implications for road safety enforcement.