8-year-old boy dies while leaving school after car plows into bike driven by father in Cabo Frio

Isaque Chermouth, 8 years old, died after being run over this Tuesday (10) in Cabo Frio (RJ). The accident occurred when the boy was leaving school with his father.

Driver Iano Assis hit the victims from behind and continued for 200 meters before being stopped by witnesses. He was taken to the police station.

The father, Wanderson Chermouth, declared that he does not want revenge, but hopes for justice. Residents asked for traffic measures on the road where the collision occurred.

An 8-year-old boy, like Isaque Chermouth, died after being run over on Tuesday afternoon (10), in Jardim Caiçara, in Cabo Frio, in the Lakes Region of Rio.

According to the child's father, Wanderson Chermouth, the car hit them both from behind as the boy climbed onto the back of the electric motorcycle after leaving school.

A security camera recorded the moment when Isaque leaves the teaching unit and hugs his father before the accident.

According to the father, picking up his son from school was part of the family routine.

"He saw me, got on the back of my bike, smiled, hugged me and, after that, seconds later, I felt the car hit us from behind", he reported. He stated that he thought the driver was going to stop, but the vehicle continued for about 200 meters. According to him, people who witnessed the accident surrounded the car and made the driver stop.

Isaque was rescued by members of the public and taken to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA) in Cabo Frio, but he did not survive his injuries. — Photo: Security camera

Isaque was rescued by members of the public and taken to the Emergency Care Unit (UPA) in Cabo Frio, but he did not survive his injuries. The body was sent to the city's Legal Medical Institute (IML).

The boy will be buried in the suit bought to dance with his sister at her 15th birthday party, scheduled to take place in two months.

"We bought a suit, he's going to be buried in a suit he was going to dance with his sister", said his father. Isaac would also have a birthday next month.

The father asked that the school not be held responsible for the accident. "The school is not to blame for anything. The school is great. The owner of the school and the owner were giants. They gave all the support", he stated.

The driver, identified in the incident as Iano Assis, was taken by the Fire Department to the Central Emergency Hospital. After being discharged, he was taken to the 126th Police Station.

According to the Civil Police, he had a renewed National Driving License (CNH) and declared that he did not know what happened. According to the incident, witness reports and information about the dynamics of the accident were presented to the police.

The father said that, at the police station, the driver, his daughter and a lawyer tried to speak to him. "I said: 'I don't want to talk to you'", he reported. He also stated that he does not want revenge, but hopes that "justice will be served."

According to the father, another woman who was on an electric motorcycle was also hit. He said her son was not yet riding pillion at the time of the accident.

After the collision, residents asked for action to be taken on Rua Espanha. They claim that the road is two-way, houses two schools, workshops and records a large movement of vehicles.

When contacted, Cabo Frio City Hall informed, through the Urban Mobility Secretariat, that a team will be sent to the site to assess the situation.

The report tries to contact the driver's defense. Until the last update of this report, there was no response. The space remains open.