Relatives release bodies of victims of bus accident in the Serrana region of Rio The Civil Police released the names of the ten passengers who died in the bus accident on the BR-040, a section descending from the Serra de Petrópolis (RJ), in the early hours of this Sunday (16). Among the dead were a 19-year-old pregnant woman and a seven-year-old girl. The ten women identified Jhennifer Ferreira Carvalho, aged 33; Lavinia Eduarda Souza Dias, 7 years old; Luciana Ferreira Cavalho, 53 years old; Ketelyn Polyane Alves de Oliveira, 19 years old; Keyla Perucci da Silva, 35 years old; Priscilla de Souza Braz, 33 years old; Dayanna de Lima Viana, 36 years old; Vânia Elida de Jesus, 33 years old; Natália Fimiano de Barros, 34 years old; Alessandra Pereira, 34 years old. The tenth victim, 34-year-old Alessandra Pereira, was rescued alive, but died after being admitted to the hospital. The body was sent to the Regional Technical-Scientific Police Post (PRPTC) of Nova Iguaçu, according to the Civil Police. ? Follow the g1 Região Serrana channel on WhatsApp. Pregnant woman died at the scene
From a 7-year-old child to a 53-year-old woman: see who the victims of the accident in Petrópolis were
Relatives release bodies of victims of bus accident in the Serrana region of Rio The Civil Police released the names of the ten passengers who died in the bus accident on the BR-040, a section descending from the Serra de Petrópolis (RJ),...
The ten women identified Jhennifer Ferreira Carvalho, aged 33; Lavinia Eduarda Souza Dias, 7 years old; Luciana Ferreira Cavalho, 53 years old; Ketelyn Polyane Alves de Oliveira, 19 years old; Keyla Perucci da Silva, 35 years old; Priscilla de Souza Braz, 33 years old; Dayanna de Lima Viana, 36 years old; Vânia Elida de Jesus, 33 years old; Natália Fimiano...
- The tenth victim, 34-year-old Alessandra Pereira, was rescued alive, but died after being admitted to the hospital.
- The body was sent to the Regional Technical-Scientific Police Post (PRPTC) of Nova Iguaçu, according to the Civil Police.
- Follow the g1 Região Serrana channel on WhatsApp.
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Ketelyn Poliana Alves Oliveira Sales, aged 19, is among the 10 killed in the bus accident in Petrópolis Personal archive Ketelyn Poliana Alves Oliveira Sales, aged 19, four months pregnant, was traveling with her husband, Gabriel Bernardes. To g1, he said that the driver was speeding and that he felt scared. The Civil Police investigates the case. "I was on the second floor of the bus. It was at high speed, rushing through the curves. I was scared! Some passengers asked to stop the bus. But then he lost control of the vehicle", said the survivor. Until early Sunday evening (16), Gabriel Bernardes, who suffered minor injuries, remained at the Regional Technical-Scientific Police Post (PRPTC), in the Corrêas neighborhood, in Petrópolis, to release the body of Ketelyn, who also lost the baby in the accident. Diego Andrade, Gabriel's friend, questioned the lack of assistance to the family. "We can't even contact the company anymore. I wanted to take Ketelyn's husband to BH, but he needs to sort things out. Who's going to pay to take the body back? We don't have money," said Diego. "I don't know if he died, if he was injured and in a hospital, or if he lost consciousness and is out there", said another family member, who also arrived at the IML in search of information. The accident Bodies were sent to the IML of Petrópolis Anna Beatriz/g1 and Divulgação/CBMERJ The Estrela Guia Turismo bus fell with 56 people, including the driver and two assistants, in the early hours of this Sunday (16), at km 91, on the way down the Serra de Petrópolis. The collective had left the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte heading to Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio. In a statement, the company Estrela Guia said that it has been collaborating and adopting measures to provide assistance to the victims and their families since the first moments. "The company is fully collaborating with the authorities responsible for investigating the facts and adopting all necessary measures to provide assistance to the victims and their families. Estela Guia is closely monitoring the situation and providing the necessary support, at the same time as it awaits the conclusion of the investigations so that the circumstances of the accident can be duly clarified," he said in a statement. Estrela Guia's defense also informed that "it is necessary to wait for the investigations to be completed so that the causes of the listing can be clarified." According to the defense, a bus has already been made available to take the survivors back to the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, but the trip depends on the medical clearance of the passengers. Injured in the accident By early afternoon, the company reported that eight people had been discharged. The bus driver suffered fractures in both legs. Santa Teresa Hospital, in Petrópolis, said it received nine injured people. Others, according to the Fire Department, were taken to the Municipalized Hospital Adão Pereira Nunes, in Duque de Caxias. Section of the highway under construction Bus was overturned this Sunday morning Reproduction/TV Globo Images from the accident site show a section of the highway under construction, with the right lane without the possibility of vehicle traffic. The Elovias concessionaire said that the section where the accident occurred was properly signposted, in accordance with current safety standards and procedures, and that it had mobilized teams since dawn to help respond to the incident. Elovias also said that the "intervention had also been previously communicated through the concessionaire's official channels". Read the notes in full Note from Elovias "Elovias expresses solidarity with the victims and their family and friends and informs that, since dawn, it has kept its teams mobilized to respond to the incident, in support of the Fire Department, SAMU, Federal Highway Police and other agents involved in the operation. The concessionaire clarifies that the section under construction is duly signposted, in accordance with current safety standards and procedures. The intervention had also been previously communicated through the concessionaire's official channels. Elovias teams remain on site, providing all necessary support to the incident. The circumstances of the accident are being investigated through investigations carried out on site. For information on the dynamics and possible causes of the accident, the advice is to contact the Federal Highway Police (PRF), which is also involved in the investigation." Note from Estrela Guia "Estela Guia expresses deep regret for the serious accident that occurred and expresses its solidarity with the victims, their families and everyone involved in this moment of pain. From the first moments, the company is fully collaborating with the authorities responsible for investigating the facts and adopting all necessary measures to provide assistance to the victims and their families. Estela Guia is closely monitoring the situation