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The driver of the bus that fell from an overpass on BR-381, last Friday (4), fled the place for fear of the reaction of the people around him, according to police officer Paulo Tavares, who is responsible for the investigation of the case. . The accident, which occurred in João Monlevade, left 19 dead.
“He ran away because, according to him, he was afraid. Why many people who stopped at the scene, some other drivers, were looking for him, wanting to know ‘where is the driver?’. Then he felt cornered and decided to flee. This is his statement, “Tavares said at a press conference.
According to the delegate, the driver volunteered for the Civil Police, accompanied by a lawyer, and cried during the testimony that lasted about three hours. Tavares explained that the testimony contains many confidential parts, which were not disclosed so as not to hinder the progress of the investigations.
The delegate said the driver claimed there was a “technical failure.” “According to him, and this will be confirmed later through the expert and testimonial evidence, it was a technical failure. He explains that there was a problem with the bus brake. He explained the situation of the repair that was made. [durante a viagem]. At first, the stop to fix the problem has nothing to do with the accident. The sign of the crash was at the time of the accident, ”explained Tavares.
For the police, it is currently not necessary to issue an arrest warrant against the driver. For the delegate “his testimony is in line with a certain logic with the other testimonies and some situations that we were able to verify. There is no flagrant divergence. New steps will be taken, we have a lot of work to do,” he concluded.
The expert awaits the result of the analysis to find out if there was any fault in the vehicle that caused the accident. One survivor said the driver lost his braking, failed to warn the passengers and left the address to jump off the bus. There is no information yet on the speed at which he traveled on the highway.
The height of the fall was approximately 35 meters, near the crossing with BR-262, on the Vitória-Minas railway line, and near the Piracicaba river. The bus left Mata Grande, in Alagoas, and headed for São Paulo.
In a note, ANTT (National Land Transport Agency) reported that JS Turismo, owner of the vehicle, was not authorized to transport passengers.
Localima’s daughter is heard
In addition to the bus driver, the daughter of the owners of the Localima company was also heard today. He presented a document that proves a vehicle lease contract between Localima and JS Turismo. However, the delegate stated that the woman could not answer almost any question since the owners of Localima are the parents.
He claims that he is not very familiar with the company’s procedures and that the driver is his mother, father and brothers. During the hearing she was unwell and was treated by a doctor from the Civil Police, so we decided to terminate the statement. because it did not provide much quality in the testimony. He is helping the victims. He could not answer almost anything.
