EPTV team captures live crash at intersection without traffic lights in the South Zone of Ribeirão Preto, SP; VIDEO

EPTV records a live crash between a car and a motorcycle at an intersection in Ribeirão Preto, SP A motorcyclist was hit by a car at the intersection of Avenida Wladimir Meirelles Ferreira and Severiano Amaro dos Santos, in the south zone of Ribeirão Preto (SP), this Wednesday (19). The raid happened at the exact moment that a team from EPTV, a TV Globo affiliate, was reporting live on site about complaints from residents and traders regarding the lack of traffic lights at the point (watch above). It was the second accident recorded at the same intersection on the same day. At around 8:10 am, another motorcyclist who was going up Wladimir Meirelles was hit by a car that was passing along Severiano Amaro dos Santos. The images show the motorcyclist being thrown after the impact. The motorcycle stopped on one side of the track, and he fell on the other. People who were on the street approached to help him, and the reporting team called the Fire Department and Samu. g1 contacted Samu and the city hall to confirm the motorcyclist's care and health status and was awaiting a response until the last update of this report. Regarding the morning accident, the service had informed that it had not yet located a record of the incident. ? Be part of the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp EPVT recorded an accident live in the South Zone of Ribeirão Preto (SP) REPRODUCTION/EPTV 'Every day there's an accident here' The report, with reporter Bruna Romão and cameraman Cacá Trovó, was broadcast live on EPTV1 when the crash happened, just a few meters from the camera. At the time of the accident, the team was interviewing businesswoman Mariana Polezi Martins, who works on the corner and had already given an interview about the same problem in a previous report. "You need a traffic light here, guys. Unfortunately, this happened live, but every day there is an accident here," he said. Fourth accident recorded in images since June The intersection is in front of Parque Raia and concentrates an intense flow of cars, motorcycles and pedestrians, especially during peak hours. There are no traffic lights in the area. Since the end of June, EPTV has recorded four accidents in the same spot: June 28 — a boy was hit by a motorcycle while trying to cross the street; July 1 — two cars crashed during a U-turn; August 19, around 8:10 am — a motorcyclist was hit by a car; August 19, during EPTV1 — another motorcyclist was hit by a car, live. What RP Mobi says RP Mobi reported that the intersection is already undergoing technical assessments by the traffic engineering team, which analyzes circulation conditions and the need for possible adjustments to the location. According to the company, the implementation of traffic lights depends on a technical study, in accordance with the criteria of the Brazilian Traffic Code and the Brazilian Traffic Signaling Manual. RP Mobi also reinforced that drivers must respect existing signage, speed limits and priority of passage. During the live broadcast, the company informed EPTV that it would send a team to the intersection to assess the feasibility of installing a traffic light. Regarding the morning accident, RP Mobi said that it was not called to respond to the incident. See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto e Franca