Driver dies and three people are injured after bus collides with truck on BR-376 in Ponta Grossa
Accident occurred in the early morning of this Monday. The bus driver was 43 years old.
A serious accident was recorded in the early hours of Monday (19), on BR-376, in Ponta Grossa.
Around 3 o'clock, at km 519.9 of the highway, in the direction of Curitiba, a bus that made the line Presidente Prudente (SP) to Florianópolis (SC), collided in the rear of a Combination of Cargo Vehicles (CVC) - container type, plated in Ponta Grossa.
The driver of the bus, a 43-year-old man, received medical attention at the scene, but could not resist the injuries and died. In the bus were 16 passengers in total, which three people were injured and were referred to the UPA Santa Paula and Hospital Universitário (HU-UEPG) in Ponta Grossa.
According to information obtained on site by the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the cargo of the truck was chicken bound for the Port of Paranaguá.
Even according to the initial surveys, there were no brake marks on the track, which raises the hypothesis of absence of reaction on the part of the bus driver. The causes of the accident will be investigated.
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