Accident between two trucks leaves one person on BR-153 One person died after a head-on collision between two trucks this Saturday morning (11), at km 238 of BR-153, in Colinas do Tocantins, in the northern region of the state. Upon impact, the vehicles caught fire and the highway was completely closed in both directions. ? Click here to follow the g1 TO channel on WhatsApp According to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), teams from the corporation and the Fire Department were mobilized to fight the fire, control traffic and respond to the incident. According to the PRF, one of the occupants died at the scene. Until the publication of this report, neither the identity of the victim nor information about the health status of the other driver involved in the accident had been disclosed. SEE ALSO Motorcyclist dies after hitting a truck on BR-010 81-year-old driver is found after accident leaving car hidden on a bank in TO Friends who died in an accident on BR-226 were celebrating a reunion on a vacation trip, says family member Due to the severity of the collision, the road remains completely blocked for the work of Technical Forensics and the Legal Medical Institute (IML). There is no forecast for the release of the highway. The PRF advises drivers to avoid the stretch of BR-153 between Colinas do Tocantins and Araguaína until the situation is normalized. g1 requested a position from the Tocantins Public Security Secretariat (SSP-TO) and will update this report as soon as there is feedback. The accident happened at km 238 of BR-153 Reproduction/TV Anhanguera See more news from the region on g1 Tocantins. Mari Silva is a member of the internship program between the Jaime Câmara Group and the Federal University of Tocantins (UFT), under the supervision of Raphael Pontes.