One Dead, Coach in ICU After Águia de Marabá U-20 Bus Hits Parked Truck in Tocantins

Overview

• Police are handling the case through the 74th Police Station in Brejinho de Nazaré, with both drivers giving statements and responding to the inquiry in freedom after overnight forensics at the scene.
• Head coach Ronan Tyezer, 44, remains in intensive care at the Regional Hospital of Gurupi in serious but stable condition, according to the Tocantins health department and the club.
• The collision occurred around 7:25 p.m. at km 591 of BR-153 near Santa Rita and Crixás as the squad returned from the Copinha, traveling from Guaratinguetá toward Marabá.
• Besides the death of preparador físico Hecton Alves, 33, authorities listed three injured—Alan Richard Vieira Costa, 11; Ramon Nilton Vieira, 31; and Renye Silva Farias, 41—while most players were unhurt and lodged at a hotel; the bus carried 32 people.
• The football community expressed solidarity, and the Paulista federation ordered a minute of silence at Copinha matches and the next Paulista round, as the club organizes tributes and support for families.