Car carrying ten people falls into lake in accident in Barra Mansa; no one survived
Quick Look
- Ten people drowned after a vehicle overturned and fell into a lake in Barra Mansa (RJ).
- The victims, including children and adults, have not yet been identified.
- The Civil Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.
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Why It Matters
A vehicle was found overturned in a lake in Barra Mansa, resulting in the death of ten occupants.
According to the Military Police, the victims included a female baby, a girl, two boys, four women and two men. Until the last update of this report, none of the victims had been officially identified.
According to the PM, a person passing by noticed the vehicle overturned in the lake and called for help. The requester was unable to say how long the car had been in the water.
Fire Department teams were called and removed the ten bodies from the lake. In total, 21 soldiers worked on the service and seven vehicles and two boats were used.
The examination was carried out on site and the bodies were sent to the Legal Medical Institute (IML) in Volta Redonda (RJ), where they will undergo autopsy examinations.
The PM also reported that the police found two documents: an identity card and a voter registration card. The documents were seized and will be analyzed during the investigation.
According to the Civil Police, the accident site has no lighting and no security cameras were visible nearby.
The case was registered at the Barra Mansa police station as death by drowning, with initial suspicion of an accident. The circumstances that led to the vehicle falling into the lake are still being investigated.
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Carrying out autopsy exams at the IML in Volta Redonda.
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Open Questions
- What is the identity of the victims?
- What caused the vehicle to leave the road?
