Overview

• In Mirabela (MG), five people died when a truck crossed into oncoming traffic on the MGC-135 and hit a car head-on; the truck driver fled and police reported finding cocaine and marijuana in the cabin.
• On BR-349 in Correntina (BA), a frontal crash between two cars killed four and injured three, with victims trapped in the wreckage and forensic work under way, according to the PRF and firefighters.
• A car–motorcycle collision on the Ponte Rio–Niterói left a woman dead and another victim in critical condition, triggered lane closures, and caused traffic slowdowns across key Rio corridors, concessionaire data show.
• New reports on Saturday include one death and three injuries in a BR-101 crash involving a Correios-contracted truck in Alagoinhas (BA), two deaths in a car–bus head-on on the BR-116 in Pacajus (CE), and three women from the same family killed in a BR-010 rollover near Paranã (TO).
• Authorities cite repeat risk factors such as lane invasions, sudden braking, and loss of control, while separate cases include a driver detained with signs of intoxication after hitting two pilgrims on the Dutra in Caçapava (SP), a motorcycle passenger’s leg amputation after a Campo Grande crash, and a Porto Alegre rescue in which a driver buried by sawdust was stabilized.