Accident involving three trucks leaves one driver dead and another injured on BR-135 An accident involving three trucks left one driver dead and another injured on BR-135, in Engenheiro Navarro, this Tuesday (14). It was raining at the time and the track was wet. According to preliminary information from the Military Police, the driver who died was traveling in the upward direction of the highway when he lost grip on his tires. The vehicle skidded, made an "L" and blocked the road in both directions. Then, a second truck, which was traveling right behind, managed to brake and avoid the collision. ?Click here to follow the g1 Grande Minas channel on WhatsApp Moments later, a truck traveling in the opposite direction was unable to stop in time and hit the first vehicle, which ended up being thrown against the other truck, already stopped on the road. Before the crash, the driver who had lost control of the steering wheel had already gotten out of the cab and thanked the other truck driver for avoiding the collision. Accident involved three trucks on BR-135 Fire Department/Disclosure According to the Fire Department, he remained outside the vehicle when the impact occurred, and suffered a traumatic amputation of one of his hands and was thrown to the ground. The driver, identified as Marcos de Araújo Nascimento, aged 45, died at the scene, and the death was confirmed by Samu. The 63-year-old truck driver, who hit the other vehicles, was rescued by Samu and taken to Bocaiuva hospital with pain in his ankle, tibia and collarbone. The other driver was traveling from Salvador (BA) to Guarulhos (SP) and was not injured. After treating the victims, soldiers from the Fire Department, together with teams from Eco135, applied sawdust to the track to contain the spilled oil and reduce the risk of skidding. Traffic on the highway was closed in both directions and was completely reopened in the early hours of Tuesday (14). Civil Police experts carried out the usual work at the scene, and the causes of the accident will be investigated. The Military Police also reported that the two surviving drivers took a breathalyzer test, which did not indicate alcohol intake. MORE video Videos from the North, Center and Northwest of MG See more news from the region on g1 Grande Minas.