Warrior and humble: who was Maria Eduarda, young woman killed in serious bus accident The death of rural worker Maria Eduarda Corrêa Ferreira, aged 19, generated commotion in Itobi (SP) and the region. The young woman was considered very hardworking and humble, according to relatives. (See below who Maria Eduarda was). ? Follow g1 São Carlos and Araraquara on Instagram She is one of the two fatal victims of a bus overturning on Rodovia Deputado Januário Mantelli Neto (SP-215), in the district of São Roque da Fartura, on the border between Águas da Prata (SP) and Poços de Caldas (MG). The driver of the vehicle claimed that he lost his brakes, and the Águas da Prata Civil Police are investigating the accident. According to the agency, the vehicle's documentation is in order, but the vehicle did not have the Authorization for Rural Transport (ATR), a mandatory document for the provision of the service that was being performed at the time of the accident. The Ministry of Labor will open an investigation to determine who is responsible for the accident. Read also: INVESTIGATION: Bus accident that killed two women was carrying out irregular rural transport, says DER IDENTIFIED VICTIMS: Find out who the two women were who died in a serious bus accident Who was Maria Eduarda Maria Eduarda Corrêa Ferreira, aged 19, died in a serious bus accident in Águas da Prata (SP) Reproduction/Instagram A resident of Itobi, Maria Eduarda had recently finished high school and He worked to help his family. She was the eldest sister of three brothers. Friends and relatives stated that she was a hardworking, warrior and very humble young woman. "It's sad to lose her, because it's been a week since I saw her. But God will give strength to the family," said cousin Eliana Maria dos Santos. In the procession towards the cemetery on Tuesday (22), relatives tried to console the mother, who needed medical attention. The burial took place under great commotion. Tragedy on highway Bus crash in accident killed two women and injured 24 people in Águas da Prata Reproduction/EPTV A serious accident with a bus carrying 45 rural workers occurred on Rodovia Deputado Januário Mantelli Neto (SP-215), on the way down the mountains in the district of São Roque da Fartura, a region on the border between Águas da Prata (SP) and Poços de Caldas (MG). The passengers had boarded in the São Paulo municipalities of Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, Itobi and Casa Branca, and were traveling to an onion farm located in Poços de Caldas. See the full report from EPTV2: Women who died in a serious accident in Águas da Prata are buried Victims and Medical Care Josefa Alexandre da Silva, aged 59, died in a bus accident in Àguas da Prata (SP) Reproduction/Facebook The vehicle tipped over resulted in the death of two women and left at least 24 people injured. Josefa Alexandre da Silva, aged 59, also died in the accident and was buried in Santa Cruz das Palmeiras. She leaves two children. The aid mobilized rescue teams from three different cities. Most of the injured were sent to Santa Casa de Poços de Caldas, which welcomed 13 patients, two of which needed to be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The other injured were taken to the emergency rooms in Águas da Prata and São João da Boa Vista and were medically discharged. Vehicle Irregularities and Time of Use Accident involving rural workers' bus leaves 2 dead between Águas da Prata (SP) and Poços de Caldas (MG) Reproduction/EPTV According to the Department of Highways (DER), the bus was operating in an irregular situation at the time of the accident. Although the documentation was up to date, the Rural Transport Authorization (ATR), which is mandatory for this type of service, was missing. The National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) also found that the vehicle did not have a license for interstate passenger transport and that there is no authorized market to cover the route between Itobi and Poços de Caldas. If the clandestine provision of paid services is confirmed, those responsible will be subject to retention of the vehicle and a fine of R$7,500. Furthermore, the bus, with Itobi license plates and manufactured in 2001, had been used for 25 years, which goes against an ordinance in force since 2017 that establishes limits on the maximum age of the fleet dedicated to rural transport. Driver's Statement Valdecir Lourenço de Souza was driving a bus and stated that he lost the brakes on the highway in Águas da Prata (SP) Reproduction/EPTV In a statement to the Civil Police, the driver of the vehicle, Valdecir Lourenço de Souza, stated that the bus had recently undergone a mechanical inspection at a workshop, but lost its brakes during the descent. To prevent the vehicle from falling into a cliff, he chose to throw it against the track's metal defense, a maneuver that ended up causing it to overturn. After the collision, the driver remained at the scene to provide assistance and collaborate with the authorities, having even submitted to a breathalyzer test, which came back negative for alcohol consumption. The case was officially registered as manslaughter and culpable bodily injury while driving a motor vehicle. The Águas da Prata Civil Police continues to investigate the case and awaits the technical expert report, which should identify the real causes of the mechanical failure within 10 days. At the same time, the Ministry of Labor intends to open its own investigation to investigate the conditions in which rural workers worked and labor relations. EPTV VIDEOS: See more news from the region on WhatsApp from g1 São Carlos.