Passionate about motorsport: who was the son of the AM secretary killed in a traffic accident in Manaus

Car driver Richard Carvalho Pontes, aged 23, died in a traffic accident this Thursday (12). The incident occurred on Avenida das Torres, in Manaus.

Son of secretary Ricelli Pontes, Richard received tributes from Amazon motor racing pages. He had recently become a father to a newborn daughter.

The vehicle left the road and hit a road sign. The wake takes place this Friday (13) in Manaus, followed by a procession for President Figueiredo.

Pilot and lover of motorsport in Amazonas. This is how young Richard Carvalho Pontes, 23, was described by friends on social media. The young man died in a traffic accident on Thursday night (12), on Avenida das Torres, in Manaus.

Son of the Secretary of Rural Production of Amazonas, Ricelli Pontes, Richard participated in the Amazonian automobile industry. After the young man's death, pages linked to sport and the automotive repair sector published messages of condolence on social media.

The page of the Amazonas Dragway drag strip mourned the driver's death and defined him as a dear person, who left a legacy of friendship and respect in motorsport.

Another tribute was published by the Family Car Premium 92 page, which highlighted Richard's relationship with motorsport and recalled that the young man had recently become a father.

According to the publication, Richard was “a father who was experiencing one of the most beautiful moments of his life: the arrival of his little newborn daughter”.

In their farewell messages, friends also remembered the young man's performance on the track, in addition to the friendship and affection he had with people close to him.

Richard died after being involved in an accident at around 11:50 pm on Thursday. Images circulating on social media show the moment in which the vehicle driven by him travels along Avenida José Lindoso, known as Avenida das Torres, leaves the road and hits a signpost.

According to the Fire Department, the teams that responded to the incident found the vehicle in an embankment, approximately seven meters from the sidewalk, with Richard trapped in the wreckage and without vital signs.

A team from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) was called, and the doctor confirmed the death at the scene.

The young man's body was admitted to the Legal Medical Institute (IML) at around 1:30 am this Friday (13). According to the agency, the cause of death was hemorrhagic hypovolemic shock, caused by internal bleeding, with hemothorax and rupture of the right atrium of the heart, as a result of the traffic accident.

On social media, Richard's father confirmed his son's death. The wake began in the morning at a funeral home located in the Praça 14 neighborhood, in the South Zone of Manaus. At 2pm, the procession headed to the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo, in the interior of Amazonas.