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Four members of one family die in crash on Brazil’s BR-163
Four members of one family died in a head-on crash between a pickup truck and a truck on the BR-163 in Terra Nova do Norte, in Brazil’s Mato Grosso state.
The victims were a mother, her three-year-old son and her parents, who lived in Nova Guarita.
The family was travelling towards Sinop, where the mother planned to attend a clothing fitting for her wedding.
The cause of the crash has not been established, and the Civil Police are investigating after technical examinations at the scene.
The road operator said traffic was partly interrupted while the vehicles and bodies were removed.
The investigation will determine the circumstances of the collision, while traffic is managed with alternating one-way flow.
Four members of one family died in a head-on collision between a pickup truck and a semi-trailer on Brazil’s BR-163 highway.
The crash happened in Terra Nova do Norte, in Mato Grosso, on Thursday, October 29.
The victims were identified as Francirene Ferreira de Souza, her son Benício de Souza Endler, and her parents, Neusa and Francisco Ferreira de Souza.
The family was travelling toward Sinop for a fitting for Francirene’s wedding, according to the Nova Guarita city government.
Reports differ on the time of the crash: one says around 7 a.m., while the highway concessionaire reported 8:09 a.m.
The cause is under investigation, and the highway concessionaire said traffic was partially interrupted.
- Who
- Four members of one family: Francirene Ferreira de Souza, Benício de Souza Endler, Neusa de Oliveira de Souza and Francisco Ferreira de Souza.
- What
- They died in a head-on collision between a pickup truck and a semi-trailer.
- When
- Thursday, October 29. Reports differ on the time: around 7 a.m. or 8:09 a.m.
- Where
- BR-163, near kilometre 962 in Terra Nova do Norte, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
- Why
- The cause has not been established; investigators are examining the circumstances. The family was travelling toward Sinop for a wedding-clothes fitting.
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The pickup truck and semi-trailer collided on BR-163; reports give different times.
Police and forensic experts examined the scene, and authorities began investigating the circumstances.
- Deaths
- Four family members
- Location
- BR-163, kilometre 962, Terra Nova do Norte, Mato Grosso
- Victims
- Francirene Ferreira de Souza, Benício de Souza Endler, Neusa de Oliveira de Souza and Francisco Ferreira de Souza
- Date
- Thursday, October 29, 2026
- Reported crash times
- Around 7 a.m. (MidiaNews); 8:09 a.m. (Via Brasil, as reported by CNN Brasil)