Dramatic traffic accident in Brazil. At least six people lost their lives on the BR-381 highway in the Igarapé mountain range, in the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region in the southeast of the country: A truck carrying 27 tons of iron got stuck on the road at full speed. 13 vehicles, including cars and heavy vehicles, were stopped in the queue.
While the accident occurred on Monday, November 27, local authorities are investigating the reasons why the truck driver lost control. Brazilian newspaper “O Time” He released the video recorded from the security footage of a dealership located right next to the accident scene: The video shows cars lined up in two rows and the truck arriving at high speed, the heavy vehicle sliding between the two lanes, passing every obstacle in its path. While the highway remained closed for hours, the investigation of the driver of the vehicle continues.
An entire family is among the victims. Diego Tameirão, a 35-year-old orthopedic doctor, was in the car with his architect wife, 32-year-old Caroline Santos Loiola, and her daughter, Maria Clara Loiola, who was only 14. Also killed were 35-year-old driver Antônio Jacinto Júnior, an employee of the municipality of Guaxupé, and 50-year-old Edinea Aparecida Reis, who was with her 58-year-old husband. He was injured and taken to the João XXIII hospital. The identity of the sixth victim has not yet been determined.
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