Frontal collision on PR-456 leaves young man seriously injured in Palmital
Frontal collision on PR-456 leaves 22-year-old man seriously injured in Palmital on this Friday (23). The victim was taken to a hospital in Guarapuava.
A head-on collision on PR-456 left a 22-year-old seriously injured on Friday morning in Palmital in the central region of Paraná. The accident occurred at around 8:00 a.m. on the 64.5 kilometer highway between Palmital and Laranjal, and involved a Renault Logan and a Fiat Toro.
According to the information of the State Highway Police (PRE), the Renault Logan, with signs of Palmital, followed the highway in the direction of Laranjal to Palmital. Fiat Toro, located in Joinville, Santa Catarina, was moving in the opposite direction when the two vehicles were involved in the crash.
With the force of the impact, the Renault Logan remained on the rolling track, while the Fiat Toro stopped off the highway. Both vehicles suffered material damage.
Driver seriously injured after crash on PR-456
The driver of the Renault Logan, 22, suffered serious injuries in the accident. He received care from a team of the Mobile Emergency Service (Samu) and was referred to the Santa Tereza Hospital, in Guarapuava.
At Fiat Toro there were two people. The 38-year-old driver suffered minor injuries, while a 23-year-old passenger was not injured. In spite of this, both were referred to the Palmital Pronto Atendimento Unit (UPA) for medical evaluation.
So far, no new information has been released about the health status of the young man referred to the hospital in Guarapuava.
Documentation of the vehicles was regular
During the attendance of the occurrence, the police carried out the verification of the National Licenses (CNHs) of the drivers and the documentation of the vehicles involved in the frontal collision on PR-456.
According to the police record, both drivers and cars were in a regular situation. After the procedures carried out on site, the two vehicles were released to the respective responsible.
The occurrence was recorded in the stretch of PR-456 that connects the municipalities of Palmital and Laranjal, in the central region of Paraná.
The circumstances that caused the frontal collision were not clarified in the initial report. The document also does not indicate which of the drivers caused the accident.
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