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Lack of maintenance on the bus caused an accident that killed 11 workers in Paraná, concludes MP after 4 years

Public Ministry concludes investigation into accident with 11 dead in Sapopema The accident that killed 11 workers in Sapopema, in the North of Paraná, was caused by a lack of maintenance on the bus they were on,...

Lack of maintenance on the bus caused an accident that killed 11 workers in Paraná, concludes MP after 4 years
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Public Ministry concludes investigation into accident with 11 dead in Sapopema The accident that killed 11 workers in Sapopema, in the North of Paraná, was caused by a lack of maintenance on the bus they were on, according to the complaint from the Public Ministry of Paraná (MP-PR). The vehicle fell from a cliff on PR-090, in Serra Fria, on March 30, 2022. The bus was carrying 31 people from various regions of the country, according to the police. Remember the case below. g1 tried to contact the people mentioned in the complaint, but there was no response until the last update of this report. ? Follow the g1 Londrina channel on WhatsApp Bus falls into a cliff and leaves 10 dead and another 21 injured, in Sapopema Mônica Dau/RPC In October 2023, forensics had identified that the bus's brakes showed old wear. The investigation into the MP's complaint found that the vehicle was not registered with the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT), there was a pre-existing mechanical failure in the brake and the driver did not use the engine brake when descending the mountain. This caused "extreme overheating" and loss of steering control. The MP then requested the opening of criminal action against the owner and administrator of the bus company, Engemec. According to the document, Flávia da Luz Juscelino and Fernando Luiz Silva de Souza "failed to prevent the result [accident]" and must answer for culpable homicide. According to the complaint, no mandatory inspections were carried out and passenger transport was clandestine. "Finally, it is proposed that, upon eventual criminal sentencing, a minimum amount of compensation be fixed, in accordance with article 387, item IV, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, suggesting a value of R$ 20,000.00 for each victim", also stated in the complaint. Read also: Dead in 2022: Three military police officers will be tried for qualified homicide after an attack that killed a teenager with more than 10 shots, in Paraná 'Opportunity of my life': Singer from Paraná 'floods' Luciano Huck's networks, is challenged by him and gets the chance to perform music on Domingão Suspects at large: Deaths of debt collectors in Paraná complete a year without arrests and without a solution Remember the case Bus falls in riverbank and leaves 10 dead and another 21 injured, in Paraná

On March 30, 2022, 31 workers suffered an accident at km 268 of PR-090, in Sapopema, in the North of Paraná. They were traveling to carry out maintenance at an industry that produces paper and packaging in Telêmaco Borba, in the Campos Gerais region. The vehicle had left Três Lagoas (MS) and was going to drop off workers at a paper and packaging factory in Telêmaco Borba, in the Campos Gerais region. Until the accident site, the bus had traveled almost 500 km. The accident happened around 10pm on a stretch that is in the town known as Serra Fria and has a single lane. According to the State Highway Police (PRE), it was raining at the time the vehicle left the road and overturned. Bus falls into a bank and leaves 10 dead and another 21 injured, in Sapopema PRE The Fire Department explained at the time that seven people died at the scene. Three other victims died in hospital. The last one died while being transferred to another institution. According to firefighters, 10 victims were rescued in serious condition and another four with moderate injuries. The other occupants had minor injuries. The bodies of the 11 dead were taken to the Londrina Scientific Police and identified: Adilson Dias, 52 years old, from Mato Grosso do Sul (driver) Altemiro Gomes, 42 years old, from Minas Gerais Carlos Ricardo Gonçalves Santos, 50 years old, from Bahia Edson Moreira, 64 years old, from São Paulo Jonathan Welington Guimarães Rosa, 28 years old, from Belém do Pará José Humberto da Silva, 53 years old, from Bahia Josimar Soares do Nascimento, 39 years old, from Piauí Luiz João dos Santos, 52 years old, from Mato Grosso do Sul Sidney Rosa Pedroso, 39 years old, from Mato Grosso do Sul Roberval da Rocha Silva, 51 years old, from Alagoas Alexandro Silva Guilhermino, 45 years old, from São Paulo Accident left 10 people dead, in Sapopema Arte/g1 VIDEOS: most watched on g1 PR See more news from the region on g1 North and Northwest.

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