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One serious accident It closes both directions of the BR-040, at Km 603, in Congonhas, Central Region of Minas Gerais, this Wednesday night (2/17).
According to Fire brigade, at least one person died and four others were injured. The corporation’s helicopter was at the scene and took one of the victims to the Joo XXIII Emergency Hospital in Belo Horizonte.
This is a 38-year-old woman who suffered a severe head injury.
The Mobile Emergency Service (Samu) and Via 040 helped other people.
The accident involved two cars and two trucks. One of the cargo vehicles sulfuric acid and hit the other, who was carrying scrap metal. Then two other cars also collided. The accident happened around 5:30 pm.
According to Via 040, concessionaire of the section, tip recyclable cargo. The raid occurred near the Pires community, in Congonhas.
Also according to firefighters, oil spilled on the runway.
Due to the sulfuric acid, the Fire Department’s Environmental Emergency and Disaster Response Battalion travels to the site to see if there is a danger of a new accident.
Around 9 p.m., Via 040 reported that the congestion it was four kilometers in both directions on the highway. Towards Rio de Janeiro, the company released the two-way flow.
The concessionaire informed that there is no forecast of traffic release.
