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Rosana Aparecida Santos, 47, is one of the survivors of the accident that occurred yesterday, near Taguaí, in São Paulo. The sewing inspector reported that after the collision between a bus and a truck, he had to step over the dead.
“It was very fast. I did not feel anything hit me. I grabbed my bag, got up and went out through the back that was open. I had to go over several dead and others in agony,” he said in an interview with Época.
In total 41 people were killed in the accident and 11 were injured. Rosana was sitting in a middle seat, facing the driver, and felt the vehicle rocking after an overtaking attempt. He got up and saw the collision.
“It was a prohibited overtaking by the driver. It was too close to the truck in front and even then, without visibility, it passed. When I felt the bus rocking, I got up from the seat, I realized that the truck driver tried to push it away . but it was not successful, it did not have time. The bus was completely destroyed on the driver’s side and the truck stopped 50 meters away, in a ravine. “
After the accident, Rosana was conscious and without bleeding. Of the 11 injured, so far 5 have been discharged. Of the six still hospitalized, one is at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Botucatu Faculty of Medicine, two at Santa Casa de Avaré, one at the Avaré Emergency Department and two at Santa Casa de Itaí. All units are located in the interior of São Paulo.
Biggest accident of the year
The Military Police consider the accident the largest of the year, according to Lieutenant Alexandre Guedes. According to him, the first hypothesis is that an overtaking could have caused the accident, but the investigations are still in an initial stage.
The Piraju Fire Department received the first call to attend to the incident at 6:45 am. The DER (Department of Roads and Highways) reported that this was the first fatal accident in the section of the Alfredo de Oliveira Carvalho Highway between Taguaí and Taquarituba in ten years.
According to a preliminary investigation by the Civil Police, the accident was caused by human error.
Map shows the location where the bus and truck collided, with more than 40 deaths
Image: Art / UOL
