Truck loaded with sleeves overturns on BR-135, in Bocaiuva, after brake failure
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- A truck loaded with mangoes overturned on BR-135, in Bocaiuva, after brake failure in the early hours of this Friday (16).
- The driver suffered moderate injuries.
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Why It Matters
A truck loaded with mangoes suffered mechanical brake failure on BR-135 and overturned.
A truck loaded with mangoes overturned on BR-135, in Bocaiuva, in the early hours of this Friday (16).
According to firefighters, the driver reported that the vehicle had a brake failure at the end of Serra de Bocaiuva. The truck then hit the concrete barriers that divide the lanes and overturned.
The driver suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Santa Casa de Montes Claros in an Eco135 ambulance. According to the concessionaire, traffic was completely closed at km 408, but has now been reopened.
The truck left Jaíba, in the North of Minas, and was heading to São Paulo. Upon impact, part of the load of sleeves spread across the track.
Open Questions
- What is the driver's current health status?
