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Survivor of Sawdust Truck Rollover Leaves ICU as Brazil Probes Fatal Road and Infrastructure Incidents

Police inquiries follow a string of deadly crashes plus a sidewalk failure that renewed scrutiny of road and public‑space safety.

Overview

  • Eduarda Corrêa, 23, left intensive care and remains under observation with no fractures after her car was buried by a load of sawdust in Porto Alegre, telling G1 she feels well despite pain.
  • The rollover on the BR-448 access trapped her for about two hours before Samu, the Military Brigade and Fire Department extricated her, with specialists pointing to vehicle integrity and the cargo’s properties as factors in her survival.
  • On BR-349 in Correntina (Bahia), the PRF reported four deaths and three injuries in a head‑on collision between two cars, and a formal inquiry is underway.
  • On BR-101 in Alagoinhas (Bahia), a crash involving a Correios‑contracted truck left one person dead and three injured, with the PRF investigating and the state‑owned company issuing a note of condolence.
  • Separate incidents included a fatal car‑motorcycle collision on the Rio–Niterói Bridge that caused traffic delays and a filmed sidewalk collapse in Manaus where the victim was aided by bystanders and officials had yet to provide a technical response.