Firefighter says that some victims of the 41 killed were thrown from the bus | Itapetininga and Region

The crash occurred at km 172 of the Alfredo de Oliveira Carvalho Highway, in Taguaí (SP), on the morning of Wednesday (25). The bus, which was not authorized to circulate by Artesp and had irregular documents, was carrying workers from a textile company.

According to the lieutenant of the Avaré Fire Department, Carlos Alexandre Prandini, teams from Piraju, Botucatu, Avaré and Sorocaba rescued the passengers.

“Some victims were thrown out of the bus, some were inside the vehicle and others were stuck in the hardware and the seats of the bus as well, which made the withdrawal difficult. But we were careful that there was no more damage to the bodies, ”said the Fire Department lieutenant.

According to Lieutenant Alexandre Guedes, PM spokesman, it was the biggest accident of the year on the roads of the state of São Paulo.

According to the report of one of the survivors, the bus invaded the opposite direction in a continuous stretch of lane to overtake a truck and collide with the side of the truck in the opposite direction.

“With the collision, a part of the truck body came off, it went to the side of the bus. It caused severe damage to the side of the bus and sadly resulted in the death of so many people. Benches were removed, victims with severed limbs, injured victims, ”reports.

In the images of the accident it can be seen that the part of the body that came off “tore” the entire right body of the bus, exactly at the height of the seats. The victims were pushed out of the vehicle and huddled on the runway.

• Bus and truck collision in Taguaí (SP)
• The accident happened around 7 a.m. on Wednesday
• The bus carried about 50 workers from a textile company.
• The collision occurred at km 172 of Rodovia Alfredo de Oliveira Carvalho
• The Star Viagem e Turismo bus company was not authorized to operate, according to information from the São Paulo State Transportation Agency (Artesp)

After the accident, the bitrem truck, which was transporting manure, invaded a rural property. The driver of the vehicle was even taken to the Fartura emergency room, but died in the unit.

TO G1, the trucker’s partner reported that he did not have a license to drive a truck, he only had a provisional license for one car and therefore he was taking another truck driver on his trips.

The police began work on identifying the victims, but a list with the names of the victims was not officially released until the latest update of this report.

The prefectures of Taguaí and Itaí declared an official mourning for three days.

The Alfredo de Oliveira Carvalho Highway is a single lane and has no tolls. According to the Itapeva Military Highway Police, accidents in that place are not common.

The track had to be closed to deal with the incident. It was closed to vehicle traffic until 1:30 p.m.

TO TEM TV, attorney Emerson Rodrigues, head of the legal sector at Stattus Jeans, said the bus company was hired by employees who receive transportation vouchers. He did not comment on the safety conditions of the vehicle.

When the accident occurred, the bus with workers left Itaí, passed through Taquarituba and was going to the textile company in Taguaí.

The bus company is clandestine

Star Viagem e Turismo was not authorized to operate, according to information from the São Paulo State Transportation Agency (Artesp). OR G1 It discovered that the bus company had already been fined several times and the inspection agency deemed it illegal.

Neither on the Artesp website nor on the website of the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) are there records of Star Chartering and Leasing Eirelli EPP, created in 2016 and based in Taquarituba, according to data from the State Commercial Board.

The vehicle involved in the crash, with license plate DJC 8811, accumulates 11 fines – 2 municipal, 1 from the DMV and 8 from the DER. In addition, it had a delayed IPVA, licensing and DPVAT, that is, it could not be in circulation. There are more than R $ 5,000 in debt.

According to Artesp, “the company has no registration for the transport of passengers and has been operating illegally since October 11, 2019.”

The São Paulo government reported that it created a working group to identify and release the bodies of the victims (see note at the end of the story).

The coordinator of State Civil Defense, Colonel Walter Nyakas Júnior, and the Secretaries of Regional Development, Marco Vinholi, and Health, Jean Gorinchteyn, went to the place to coordinate the rescues, visit the hospitals where the victims are found and expedite the release. . of bodies.

The government also called on the population to donate blood at the Botucatu blood center to help medical care for the injured.

Note from the São Paulo government

Read the full statement released by the government below:

“The Ministry of Public Security activated the IML in the region, in the cities of Avaré, Botucatu and Itapetininga, to attend to the large number of deaths as soon as possible. The Civil and Military Police undertake to attend to the victims of the accident The Águia da also helicopter was summoned to the Campinas base to collaborate in the work. Forensics were requested for the site and the surviving victims are being rescued from hospitals in the region. The event is ongoing and other details will be given to know at the end of the work, “reported the state government. .

At a press conference held this Wednesday afternoon, Governor João Doria (PSDB) expressed solidarity with the families and friends of the accident victims and reported that teams had been called to respond to the incident.

“Unfortunately, I just received the news, we already have 40 confirmed deaths. There were 25, we jumped to 32 and now there are 40 dead in this tragedy. Very sad,” said Doria.

“Teams from the Fire Department, the São Paulo State Military Police, ambulances, the State Highway Police, and also technicians and directors of the São Paulo State Secretary of Transportation are in place to attend to the incident, provide medical attention to the survivors, the condolences to support the families of the victims of this accident “.

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