Accident on BR-116 leaves at least five dead in Vale do Jequitinhonha

Accident on BR-116 leaves at least five dead in Vale do Jequitinhonha Federal Highway Police Five people died in a serious accident between a passenger car and a van from Rubim City Hall, this Monday morning (27), on BR-116, in Caraí, in Vale do Jequitinhonha. The crash happened at km 204.4 of the highway. Four of the victims were in the passenger car, which transported residents of Padre Paraíso, and the fifth was the occupant of the van. According to the first information from the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the two vehicles collided head-on when they were already on the shoulder of the highway. The circumstances that led to the accident are still to be determined. ? Click here to follow the g1 Vales channel on WhatsApp PRF teams were called to respond to the incident and control traffic on the stretch, which continues in half lane during the inspection and vehicle removal work. Civil Police expertise was called and the bodies will be sent to the Medical-Legal Institute (IML) of Teófilo Otoni, where they will undergo autopsy examinations. Until the last update of this report, the victims had not been officially identified and there was no confirmed information about the health status of other possible injured people. The incident remains ongoing.