Truck Plunges From Bridge Onto São Paulo’s Marginal Tietê, Injuring Four and Blocking Express Lanes

Overview

• Firefighters said a vehicle went off the Ponte Atílio Fontana in Vila Jaguara, leaving four hurt with one case of cardiorespiratory arrest, as nine rescue units and a Military Police helicopter responded and the express corridor toward the East Zone was closed with congestion reaching the Castello Branco highway.
• Security video in Divinópolis confirmed a parked truck rolling downhill and striking a car and a furniture store façade; the driver cited brake failure, no injuries were reported, the area was isolated, and the vehicle was removed by tow.
• On the BR-040 near Barbacena, a truck carrying about five tonnes of fireworks collided with a trailer, trapping the driver who was extricated by firefighters and taken by Samu to the regional hospital while the roadway was temporarily interdicted.
• In Ubatuba, a 3-year-old died after being run over by a bus; the 46-year-old driver tested negative for alcohol, the case was recorded as involuntary manslaughter, and civil authorities are investigating.
• A frontal crash on the BR-101 near Laje between a gasoline tanker and a car caused the truck to overturn and spill fuel, fully closed the highway until about 6:30 a.m., left the tanker driver injured, and prompted a PRF inquiry as the car’s driver left before police arrived.