Mother, 6-year-old son and man die after car crashes into tree in Bahia

Three people died and four others were injured after a car carrying a family left the road and crashed into a tree, on Saturday (7), on a local road in Jiquiriçá, in the Jiquiriçá Valley.

According to the Civil Police, among the victims who died were Cláudia Queiroz, aged 46, and her son, Emanuel Queiroz, aged 6. The third victim was identified as Aglaison Ângelo da Silva, aged 34, born in Pernambuco.

The family was returning from a waterfall when the driver lost control of the steering wheel. The vehicle left the road and crashed into the tree.

According to witnesses, one of the occupants was trapped in the wreckage and suffered injuries to the skull. Mother and son died at the scene.

Four other people survived the accident and were taken to Júlia Maia Hospital, in Jiquiriçá. There are no details about the identity of the victims or their health status.

The accident mobilized safety and health teams from Jiquiriçá and municipalities in Recôncavo. The bodies of the three victims were removed by the Santo Antônio de Jesus Technical Police.

Emanuel Queiroz, aged 6, was a student at Creche Irmã Dulce, in Santa Inês. In a statement, the city hall lamented the deaths of mother and son and expressed solidarity with friends and family of the victims.