Brazil Sees Deadly Three-Day Wave of Road Crashes as Probes Expand

Overview

• In Mirabela (MG), a truck collided head-on with a car on the MGC-135, killing five as police say the truck crossed into the opposing lane and the driver fled; drugs were found in the cab and he has not been located.
• On the BR-349 in Correntina (BA), a frontal crash between two cars left four dead and three injured, with rescuers extricating victims from the wreckage and the PRF leading the inquiry.
• In rural Paranã (TO), a pickup overturned on the BR-010, killing three women from the same family, sending a teenager to a referral hospital, and prompting a police investigation.
• In Campo Grande (MS), a collision involving a motorcycle and a truck resulted in a passenger’s leg amputation as PRF and forensic teams examine the scene to determine what happened.
• Accountability actions include PRF detaining a driver who showed signs of intoxication after two pilgrims were struck on the Dutra in Caçapava (SP), a municipal truck driver in Vertentes (PE) being fired after a zigzagging water truck hit a motorcyclist, and official reports on multiple crashes still pending.