Youth Team Bus Crash in Tocantins Leaves One Dead as Police Probe Truck Signaling

Overview

• The Águia de Marabá U-20 delegation bus rear-ended a parked truck on BR-153 near km 591 between Santa Rita do Tocantins and Crixás do Tocantins while returning from the Copinha.
• Fitness coach Hecton Alves, 33, was killed, and head coach Ronan Tyezer remains in serious condition at the Regional Hospital of Gurupi, according to the state health department.
• Officials report four injured in total, with the club stating no players suffered serious injuries.
• Civil Police opened an investigation after overnight forensics, heard the drivers who presented themselves, and said those involved will answer the inquiry in freedom under the 74th precinct in Brejinho de Nazaré.
• Accounts differ over the truck’s signaling at the time—the driver says he deployed warnings due to a mechanical issue, while the club says there was no signaling—as images show the bus heavily damaged.