Mother and 2-year-old son die in four-vehicle accident on MG-050, in Itaúna

A woman and her 2-year-old son died in a serious accident involving four vehicles on MG-050, in Itaúna, this Saturday afternoon (3). Four other people were injured. With the impact of the crash, two cars caught fire. See above.

According to the Fire Department, the accident involved two pickup trucks and two passenger cars. Among the vehicles were a hybrid pickup truck, a Chevrolet Onix, a Ford Focus and a Chevrolet S10.

The Military Highway Police (PMRv) responded to the incident, but did not release information about the circumstances of the crash and the dynamics of the accident.

Assistance to victims

According to PMRv, after the crash, the hybrid truck and the Onix caught fire. The couple in the truck and the Onix driver managed to get out of the vehicles and suffered minor injuries.

In the Ford Focus car were a couple and their son. The driver was seriously injured and was taken to Manoel Gonçalves Hospital, in Itaúna. The woman and child in the vehicle died in the accident.

The S10 was also involved in the crash, but, according to firefighters, there were no injuries to the vehicle.

Six victims were found by rescue teams. In addition to the man who was seriously injured, a woman, in moderate condition, was taken by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) to Manoel Gonçalves Hospital.

Two other victims, a man and a woman, were rescued by the Fire Department.

After treating the victims, the location was taken care of by the Military and Civil Police.

Accident on MG-050 in Itaúna kills mother and 2-year-old son — Photo: Reproduction/Social Networks