22-year-old man dies after car hits a pole and the wall of Santa Casa, and catches fire in Vitória

A 22-year-old young man, identified as Daniel Casagrande Andrade, died after the car he was driving hit a pole and caught fire this Saturday morning (14), in the Vila Rubim neighborhood, in Vitória. The accident happened on Avenida Presidente Florentino Avidos, before 6am.

The vehicle was engulfed in flames (watch above). The Fire Department was called and managed to control the fire. The crash and fire left marks on the sidewalk, pole and wall near the site.

Death was confirmed hours after the accident, around 6pm this Saturday.

According to the Military Police, the driver was rescued by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) and taken to the State Emergency and Emergency Hospital (HEUE), in Vitória. It was not possible to perform the breathalyzer test.

Still according to the PM, the car had delayed licensing and was removed to a yard, because it was not fit to drive.

The circumstances of the accident were not clarified. A public cleaning team was on site before 9am to remove waste from the sidewalk.

In a statement, Santa Casa reported that the accident happened in front of the institution's Clinics Clinic, on a public road. The hospital stated that the emergency room did not receive any patients related to the incident and that, therefore, it had no information about possible victims.