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Accident involving 20 vehicles leaves at least 11 injured in Rio

Accident in São João de Meriti occurred after bus driver suffered a heart attack at the wheel

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A pileup involving 20 vehicles on the Presidente Dutra Highway, in São João de Meriti (RJ), left 11 injured this Friday.
The accident was caused by a bus whose driver suffered a heart attack and died.

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The accident occurred on BR-116, near São João de Meriti, involving 20 vehicles.

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An accident involving 20 vehicles on the Presidente Dutra Highway (BR-116), in Rio de Janeiro, left at least 11 injured, this Friday morning (30).

According to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the car pileup happened after a bus lost control, in the municipality of São João de Meriti, in Baixada Fluminense.

The first information indicates that the bus driver felt ill. He ended up dying of a heart attack, according to information from the concessionaire responsible for the road section, Ecovias Rio Minas.

Ecovias Rio Minas reported that no person was seriously injured. Six victims were taken to the General Hospital of Nova Iguaçu and five to the Municipal Hospital of São João de Meriti.

The São João de Meriti Police Station (64th DP) is investigating the death of the bus driver.

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Investigation by the 64th DP into the circumstances of the driver's death.
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What company owned the bus?

Accident involving 20 vehicles leaves at least 11 injured in Rio

Accident in São João de Meriti occurred after bus driver suffered a heart attack at the wheel

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A pileup involving 20 vehicles on the Presidente Dutra Highway, in São João de Meriti (RJ), left 11 injured this Friday.
The accident was caused by a bus whose driver suffered a heart attack and died.

AI-generated summary

Why It Matters

The accident occurred on BR-116, near São João de Meriti, involving 20 vehicles.

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An accident involving 20 vehicles on the Presidente Dutra Highway (BR-116), in Rio de Janeiro, left at least 11 injured, this Friday morning (30).

According to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the car pileup happened after a bus lost control, in the municipality of São João de Meriti, in Baixada Fluminense.

Ecovias Rio Minas reported that no person was seriously injured. Six victims were taken to the General Hospital of Nova Iguaçu and five to the Municipal Hospital of São João de Meriti.

The São João de Meriti Police Station (64th DP) is investigating the death of the bus driver.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

Investigation by the 64th DP into the circumstances of the driver's death.
Very likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

What company owned the bus?

Accident involving 20 vehicles leaves at least 11 injured in Rio

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