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Young victim of accident in Angelim dies after nine days in hospital

Young victim of accident in Angelim dies after nine days in hospital Reproduction Naquira Santos Ferreira, aged 20, died this Wednesday (19), after spending nine days in hospital due to injuries suffered in a traffic accident in the...

Young victim of accident in Angelim dies after nine days in hospital
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The death was confirmed by the vice-mayor of Santa Rita, Berré Carvalho. The young woman's father, known as Júnior Enfermeiro, is a councilor in the municipality.

  • O Boi de Nina Rodrigues, a group of which Naquira was part of as a dancer, also confirmed and mourned the young woman's death.
  • Naquira remained hospitalized in serious condition After the accident, Naquira was rescued and taken to the Urgency and Emergency Hospital Dr.

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Young victim of accident in Angelim dies after nine days in hospital Reproduction Naquira Santos Ferreira, aged 20, died this Wednesday (19), after spending nine days in hospital due to injuries suffered in a traffic accident in the Angelim neighborhood, in São Luís. She was among the six people who were injured after the car in which the group was traveling hit a pole and overturned on Avenida Jerônimo de Albuquerque, on August 10th. The death was confirmed by the vice-mayor of Santa Rita, Berré Carvalho. The young woman's father, known as Júnior Enfermeiro, is a councilor in the municipality. O Boi de Nina Rodrigues, a group of which Naquira was part of as a dancer, also confirmed and mourned the young woman's death. Naquira remained hospitalized in serious condition After the accident, Naquira was rescued and taken to the Urgency and Emergency Hospital Dr. Clementino Moura (Socorrão II). She was later transferred to Carlos Macieira Hospital, also in São Luís, where she remained hospitalized. During her hospitalization, family, friends and members of Boi de Nina Rodrigues mobilized a blood donation campaign to help with the young woman's treatment. The accident happened in the early hours of August 10th. The car was carrying six young people, three women and three men, when it hit a pole and overturned on Avenida Jerônimo de Albuquerque, in the Angelim region. According to witnesses, the vehicle was traveling in the Bequimão–Angelim direction when the driver lost control. Teams from the Maranhão Military Fire Department and the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) were called to assist the victims. At the time, at least two of them were in serious condition. Dancer of Boi de Nina Rodrigues Born in Santa Rita, Naquira was part of Boi de Nina Rodrigues as a dancer. After confirming the death, the group published a note of condolence on social media. Boi members, friends and people close to them also paid tribute to the young woman, remembered for her affection, joy and the relationship she maintained with the group and Maranhão's popular culture. Remember the case Six young people are injured after a car hits a pole and overturns in São Luís The accident happened in the early hours of August 10, on Avenida Jerônimo de Albuquerque, in the Angelim neighborhood, in São Luís. Six young people, aged between 17 and 21 — three men and three women — were in a Toyota Etios that hit a pole and overturned. According to witnesses, the vehicle was traveling at high speed when the driver lost control of the steering wheel. With the impact, the car also hit the structure of a taxi rank on the banks of the avenue. The six victims were rescued by teams from the Fire Department and Samu and taken to hospital. At the time, two of them had more serious injuries. The circumstances of the accident were under investigation. For this article about Naquira's death, I would use this same size: it contextualizes the accident without taking away the main focus of the death.