Overview
- Police say the car went off the road, struck a curb or pillar and ignited around 3:31–3:40 a.m. on Avenida das Forças Armadas beside the embassy.
- The five-seat BMW was overloaded with six people — two in front and four in the rear — and at least one occupant is believed to have lacked a seatbelt.
- An officer assigned to the US Embassy witnessed the crash and alerted emergency services.
- The dead were three women and three men, roughly 18–20 years old, with the remains sent to the Institute of Legal Medicine for formal identification.
- The avenue reopened by 11 a.m. as PSP investigators examine occupancy and restraint use; local reports say alcohol has been ruled out for now.