Overview

• PRF says the pickup struck the family’s car from behind, sending it into the opposite lane where it hit a beverage truck that then overturned onto a motorcycle.
• The driver fled the scene, was located by PM-GO, failed a breath test at 0.89 mg/L, was arrested in flagrante, and had the detention converted to preventive custody after a custody hearing.
• The dead include José Mário da Silva Souto, Dayane Pereira dos Santos, and their four children from Jaú do Tocantins; the municipality declared three days of official mourning and suspended public events.
• Motorcyclist Wellintom, 42, and passenger Rosemara died at the scene; the truck driver survived with injuries and received hospital care, according to local authorities.
• Ecovias Araguaia, PRF, Corpo de Bombeiros, Samu, and other teams secured the site at km 171, fully closed the highway for rescue and perícia, later reopening as police continue the criminal and forensic investigation.