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Former Várzea Grande council candidate dies after crash on MT-251
Valdir Pariz, 64, died in hospital on Monday night after a traffic crash in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Pariz was a businessman and a former candidate for council in Várzea Grande, a city near Cuiabá.
He was riding a motorcycle on the MT-251, which links Cuiabá and Chapada dos Guimarães, when it struck the back of a car.
The car's driver said he had signalled before turning left from the shoulder toward a dirt road.
The driver found Pariz alive and called emergency responders, who took him to a hospital in Cuiabá, where he later died.
A breath test found no alcohol in the driver's system, and the traffic-crime police unit is investigating how the crash happened.
Valdir Pariz, a 64-year-old former Várzea Grande council candidate and businessman, died after a motorcycle crash on Monday.
He was riding on the MT-251 when his motorcycle struck the rear of a car, according to police reports.
The car’s driver said he had signalled and was turning left from the shoulder toward a side road.
Pariz was taken to Cuiabá Municipal Hospital, where he died that night.
The traffic police investigation into the crash is ongoing.
- Who
- Valdir Pariz, 64, a businessman and former council candidate in Várzea Grande.
- What
- He died after his motorcycle collided with the rear of a car.
- When
- Monday, November 2; he died that night.
- Where
- On the MT-251, the highway linking Cuiabá and Chapada dos Guimarães.
- Why
- The circumstances of the crash are under investigation.
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A motorcycle crash was reported on the highway; the police report says officers were called shortly before noon.
Pariz was taken to Cuiabá Municipal Hospital; the articles give different arrival times.
Pariz died at the hospital, according to MidiaNews.
- Age
- 64
- Motorcycle
- Yellow Triumph Tiger Sport 800
- Car
- White Hyundai Creta
- Hospital
- Cuiabá Municipal Hospital
- Death
- 23:55 on November 2, according to MidiaNews