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Triple Fatality on BR-153 Caps Deadly Stretch of Crashes on Brazil’s Highways

Investigators cite heavy vehicles, wet pavement, risky maneuvers as recurring factors in the recent string of crashes.

Overview

  • Three occupants were ejected and died when a car overturned on BR-153 between Wanderlândia and Piraquê in the early hours of Saturday, while a 48-year-old passenger survived and was rescued.
  • On BR-116 at km 662 in Jequié, a four-vehicle pile-up left one man dead and three relatives injured after a cegonha truck failed to obey a stop‑and‑go operation, according to the PRF.
  • A 53-year-old motorcyclist in Uberlândia died on BR-365 after slipping on a rain-soaked lane and being run over by a trailer, with the stretch fully interdicted during the response and a separate rollover caused by rubbernecking later reported.
  • In Moju, Pará, two tractor‑trailers collided head‑on on PA-475 during an illegal overtake, sparking tire fires, seriously injuring both drivers, and forcing hours of controlled traffic and a full overnight closure.
  • Other confirmed cases included two deaths in a pickup‑motorcycle crash on LMG-623 in São João do Paraíso, a fatal car‑truck collision on BR-352 in Patos de Minas that injured the driver’s wife, a cyclist killed on BA-052 near Irecê, three hurt on MG-050 in Formiga, and a suspected brake failure injuring a trucker on ES-164 in Cachoeiro.