Overview

• A large-diameter pipe being installed for a water supply project slipped from an embankment on Wednesday and crashed into a home at Rua Eugênio Negri and Rua Melchor Barbosa in Mauá.
• Local authorities identified the victim as Clelia dos Santos Pimentel, with reports listing her age as 79 or 80, and SAMU confirmed her death at the scene.
• Sabesp reported an apparent overload during hoisting as the preliminary cause, dismissed the company executing the works, and hired an independent forensic assessment.
• The case was recorded as a suspicious death at Mauá’s 4th Police District, with forensic teams examining the site as municipal civil defense fully interdicted the residence.
• The municipality mobilized social and health assistance for the family, while Sabesp deployed support and safety teams and said about 10 workers were present during the incident.