Driver who died in a serious accident on BR-376 is identified
Driver who died on BR-376 in Tibagi is identified. Victim was 35 years old, lived in Carambeí and was driving a truck carrying soybean oil.
The driver who died in a serious accident on BR-376, at Tibagi, on Campos Gerais, was identified. The victim is André Felipe Paes de Proença, 35, a native of Telêmaco Borba and a resident of Carambeí. He lost his life after a wagon fell on Thursday afternoon, at km 442 of the highway.
The identification of the trucker was disclosed after the procedures carried out by the authorities responsible for attending to the occurrence. The crash mobilized rescue teams and caused traffic disturbances on BR-376, one of the main highways that cut through the Campos Gerais region.
How the crash happened on BR-376
The accident was recorded around 5 p.m. on Thursday (12). André drove a Volvo FH 440 wagon, with plates of Ponta Grossa, which carried a load of soybean oil in bottles.
The vehicle was heading south of the highway when, due to unclear circumstances, it fell on the metal defense of the central construction site.
With the impact, the wagon was supported on the left side, between the track and the metal structure that divides the directions of the BR-376.
The driver was trapped inside the cabin and could not withstand the injuries. The death was still at the scene of the accident.
Falling spread cargo and damaged traffic
In addition to the trucker’s death, the lap caused disturbances for the drivers who traveled along the stretch of Tibagi.
Part of the soybean oil load was scattered along the highway, reaching both directions and demanding restrictions on vehicle traffic.
The accident caused queues and slowing down, while the teams worked on attending the occurrence and organizing the traffic.
As previously reported by BnT Online, the wagon remained tucked over the central construction site, making it difficult for the driver to remove the vehicle.
Body was forwarded to Telêmaco Borba
Teams of the Ponta Grossa Fire Department, the CCR concessionaire Paraná Vias and the Federal Road Police (PRF) were mobilized to attend to the occurrence.
The Scientific Police of Telêmaco Borba was also called in to carry out the necessary expertise and legal procedures.
After the work on site, the body of André Felipe Paes de Proença was sent to the Scientific Police unit of Telêmaco Borba for examinations.
Subsequently, the body was released to the funeral home responsible for the funeral procedures. The funeral and burial will be held in Carambeí, the municipality where the driver lived.
The circumstances that caused the wagon to fall still have to be clarified by the competent authorities.
