Brazil Highway Crash Kills 5 From One Family on BR-393
A lorry overturned on the BR-393 in Rio de Janeiro state on Saturday, killing five relatives from Juiz de Fora and injuring nine people. The post Brazil Highway Crash Kills 5 From One Family on BR-393 appeared first on The Rio Times .
On Saturday, 10 October, a tragic highway crash on the BR-393 near Barra do Piraí in Rio de Janeiro state claimed the lives of five members of one family. The lorry carrying ceramic flooring overturned on the carriageway at km 252, causing four cars to collide. The victims belonged to a family from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, who were traveling to the coastal town of Paraty.
The Federal Highway Police reported that all five victims were in a single car heading towards Volta Redonda. The crash occurred near Trevo do Matadouro, one of the junctions leading into Barra do Piraí. While rescuers worked to free the injured, the highway was closed in both directions. The bodies were taken to the Instituto Médico Legal in Volta Redonda.
Three of the victims were identified as Anderson Nocelli Clemente, his wife Jussara Oliveira Tertuliano Clemente, and their daughter Sarah Nocelli. The other two victims were Jussara's sister, Marcela Tertuliano, and her son, Bernardo Tertuliano Visona. The family owned a school in Juiz de Fora, and Anderson had worked as a manager at Fiemg.
The crash occurred as many families headed to the coast for the national holiday of Our Lady of Aparecida and Children's Day, which falls on Monday, 12 October. Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident, but the exact circumstances remain unclear.
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