Driver dies in serious accident on the Presidente Dutra Highway, in Santa Isabel A driver died after a head-on collision between a car and a bus in the early hours of this Monday (6), on the Presidente Dutra Highway (BR-116), in Santa Isabel. The accident happened at km 193, towards Rio de Janeiro. At around 7:45 am, CCR Rio SP, responsible for the road, reported that lane 1 and the shoulder remain closed to deal with the incident, with 4 km of congestion recorded. ? Click to follow the g1 Mogi das Cruzes e Suzano channel on WhatsApp Car was destroyed after an accident on Dutra, in Santa Isabel Guilherme Alves/TV Diário According to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the car was going the wrong way when it collided head-on with the bus. The driver of the car was trapped in the wreckage and died at the scene. According to the PRF, the bus was carrying 26 passengers and all were unharmed. The CCR RioSP concessionaire reported that three passengers were treated by company teams with minor injuries. CCR RioSP reported that the Operational Control Center was called at 2:56 am to respond to the incident at km 193. The PRF was called at around 3:40 am. One of the Dutra lanes remained closed after an accident in Santa Isabel Guilherme Alves/TV Diário After the accident, lanes 1 and 2 of the road towards Rio de Janeiro were closed. According to the concessionaire, one of the lanes was reopened at 5:13 am. The PRF reported that congestion reached 2 kilometers, while CCR RioSP recorded a 5-kilometer queue on the stretch. READ ALSO: Bus accident leaves one dead and injured on Dutra in Santa Isabel, SP The accident happened less than a week after another serious incident recorded on Rodovia Presidente Dutra, also in Santa Isabel. On the night of June 30, the 71-year-old bus driver died after the vehicle hit the back of a trailer, at km 185.5, on the road towards São Paulo. At the time, 16 people were injured, five of them seriously. The collective had left Aparecida (SP) and was heading to Brás, in the capital of São Paulo. Watch more news from Alto Tietê
Driver dies after car goes the wrong way and collides head-on with bus in Dutra
Driver dies in serious accident on the Presidente Dutra Highway, in Santa Isabel A driver died after a head-on collision between a car and a bus in the early hours of this Monday (6), on the Presidente Dutra Highway...