Ten people, including four children, die after car falls into lake in Barra Mansa

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.

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.