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Five family members killed in crash on Brazil's BR-373; driver arrested
A collision on the BR-373 in Candói, Paraná, killed five people on Sunday night.
The victims were a father, a mother and their three children, including twin babies.
Their car collided head-on with a pickup truck travelling in the opposite direction.
Police say the 18-year-old pickup driver had no licence and was drunk, with a breath test measuring 0.54 mg of alcohol per litre of breath.
He left the scene and was later found at a hospital; police arrested him after he was discharged.
He was taken to the Civil Police in Guarapuava over suspected drunk driving, driving without a licence and leaving the crash scene.
Five members of a family were killed in a head-on collision on BR-373 in Candói, Paraná, on Sunday night.
The victims were a 29-year-old father, a 25-year-old mother and their three children, including nine-month-old twins.
The 18-year-old driver of the other vehicle was arrested after police found him at a hospital.
Police said he had no driver’s licence, was intoxicated and had left the crash scene.
A breath test recorded 0.54 milligrams of alcohol per litre of exhaled air.
- Who
- Five members of a family died. An 18-year-old pickup driver was arrested.
- What
- A car and a pickup collided head-on, killing five people.
- When
- Sunday, October 25, at about 10 p.m.
- Where
- Km 413 of BR-373 in Candói, Paraná, Brazil.
- Why
- The sources do not establish what caused the collision. Police said the pickup driver was intoxicated, unlicensed and had fled the scene.
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A car and a pickup collided head-on at km 413 of BR-373 in Candói.
Three people died at the scene; two others were taken to hospital and later died.
Police found the 18-year-old pickup driver at a hospital, where he had sought medical attention.
Police arrested the driver on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving without a licence and fleeing the scene.
- Fatalities
- Five family members: parents aged 29 and 25, a six-year-old child and nine-month-old twins
- Crash location
- Km 413, BR-373, Candói, Paraná
- Crash time
- About 10 p.m. on Sunday, October 25
- Pickup driver
- 18 years old; no driver’s licence
- Breath test
- 0.54 mg of alcohol per litre of exhaled air
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What people are saying
During the response to the incident, the team received information that the pickup driver had sought medical attention in Candói. The officers went to the hospital and found the driver. During checks, they found that he had no driver’s licence and was also intoxicated, as confirmed by the breathalyzer, which recorded 0.54 mg of alcohol per litre of exhaled air, a level sufficient to constitute the crime of driving under the influence.
We express our solidarity with the family and friends of the victims of the tragic accident last night, which, unfortunately, took the lives of everyone involved.