Accident in Arujá left Dutra congested this Thursday morning Vitor Gianluca/TV Diário An accident between a bus and a trailer caused congestion on the Presidente Dutra Highway, in Arujá, this Thursday morning (9). The collision closed the left lane. By 12pm, the congestion reached 2 kilometers. The bus was removed from the road at around 12:09 p.m. ? Click to follow the g1 Mogi das Cruzes e Suzano channel on WhatsApp The RioSP Operational Control Center, the concessionaire responsible for the Presidente Dutra Highway, reported that it was called at around 10:11 am to respond to the incident at km 195, on the road towards Rio de Janeiro, in Arujá. According to the control center, the accident was a rear-end collision between a bus and a trailer. In a statement, Viação Águia Branca reported that the accident occurred after a sudden stop on the highway, when the vehicle in front suddenly reduced speed. The bus operated between Osasco (SP) and Vitória da Conquista (BA) and carried 45 passengers. According to the company, a passenger suffered minor injuries caused by flying glass. She received medical treatment at the scene and was released. The other passengers and the driver were not injured. Viação Águia Branca also reported that it mobilized support teams and sent another bus so that passengers could continue their journey (see the full note below). Bus has already been removed from the Dutra lane in Arujá Vitor Gianluca/TV Diário Sequence of accidents This is the third accident on the stretch of highway that runs through Alto Tietê in the last ten days. On June 30, a 71-year-old bus driver died and 16 people were injured in an accident with a trailer on Rodovia Presidente Dutra, in Santa Isabel. This Monday (6), a 27-year-old driver died after a head-on collision between a car and a bus during the early hours of the morning at km 193, towards Rio de Janeiro, on Dutra. What the bus company says "Viação Águia Branca informs that, on the morning of this Thursday (9), one of its buses was involved in a rear-end collision with a trailer on the Presidente Dutra Highway, on the way down the Arujá mountain range (SP). suffered minor injuries caused by broken glass and received medical care at the scene and was released. The other passengers and the driver were not injured. As soon as the company became aware of the incident, it mobilized support teams and sent another bus to continue the passengers' journey, safely and with the least possible impact. Dutra Highway in the Arujá section has congestion due to accident Alessandro Batata/TV Diário Watch more news
Collision between bus and trailer causes congestion in Dutra, in Arujá
Accident in Arujá left Dutra congested this Thursday morning Vitor Gianluca/TV Diário An accident between a bus and a trailer caused congestion on the Presidente Dutra Highway, in Arujá, this Thursday morning (9). The...