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Pastor and church members: Who were those killed in an accident on BR-412, in Cariri da Paraíba

Fatal victims of accident on BR-412, in Cariri da Paraíba Montagem/g1 The three people who died in a traffic accident between the municipalities of São João do Cariri and Boa Vista, in Cariri Paraíba, this Wednesday...

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Pastor and church members: Who were those killed in an accident on BR-412, in Cariri da Paraíba
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Fatal victims of accident on BR-412, in Cariri da Paraíba Montagem/g1 The three people who died in a traffic accident between the municipalities of São João do Cariri and Boa Vista, in Cariri Paraíba, this Wednesday (15), were identified as pastor Gean Santos, Ruth Gomes and Alba Simões, members of an evangelical denomination. ? Click here to follow the g1 PB channel on WhatsApp The accident, which involved a trailer and passenger cars, happened at kilometer 31 of BR-412, between the cities of Boa Vista and São João do Cariri. Another six people were injured in the accident, but their health status was not detailed by the health unit that received them. Understand more below. Images posted on social media show that a trailer with ore fell over the cars containing the victims. The Federal Highway Police (PRF) was called to the location Who were the victims The pastor and the two members of an evangelical church were traveling in a caravan that left Petrolina, in the interior of Pernambuco, to Campina Grande, in the Agreste of Paraíba, where they would participate in a religious event. Gean Santos was pastor of the Verbo da Vida Church, in the city of Queimada Nova, Piauí. The two women, Ruth Gomes and Alba Simões, were members of the church of the same denomination, in Petrolina, in the Sertão of Pernambuco. To g1, the Verbo da Vida Church reported that Ruth Gomes was a member of the board of directors of the Petrolina congregation and vice president of the NGO Movimento, an association that develops projects for and empowers people. In a statement, the church lamented the death of the three members and reiterated that the other occupants of the vehicles involved were rescued alive.

The survivors The Campina Grande Emergency and Trauma Hospital reported that six patients who were victims of the accident, three men and three women aged between 35 and 55, were admitted to the unit. All of them are undergoing medical procedures and their health status was not disclosed in detail until the last update of this report. Two of the six victims of the accident, a man and a woman, aged 55 and 54, respectively, have already been discharged from the hospital. Traffic accident on BR-412 leaves three dead and several injured, in Cariri da PB Reproduction/TV Paraíba Most watched videos on g1 Paraíba

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