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Four people die after car collides with carnaúba in PI; child is injured

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A vehicle lost control and collided with a carnaúba tree on the Campo Maior highway, resulting in the death of four occupants and the car catching fire.
A child was removed from the vehicle by passersby and taken to the hospital.
The child's health status was not reported.

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The accident occurred on the Campo Maior highway, in Piauí, involving a vehicle that lost control and collided with a carnaúba tree, causing fire and deaths.

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Information provided to g1 by the Military Police of Campo Maior indicates that the driver was traveling with his wife and three children when, for reasons still unknown, he lost control of the vehicle and collided violently with a carnaúba tree on the banks of the highway.

Four occupants died at the scene after the collision. With the force of the crash, the car caught fire. People passing by on the highway removed the fatal victims and the surviving child from the vehicle before the flames spread.

The Mobile Emergency Care Service (Samu) was called and sent the child to the Campo Maior Regional Hospital. Her health status was not reported.

The Fire Department was called to control the fire. The Legal Medical Institute (IML) was also called to remove the bodies. The circumstances of the accident must be investigated.

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The circumstances of the accident will be investigated by police authorities.
Very likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

What was the cause of the loss of control of the vehicle?
What is the health status of the surviving child?
Who were the fatal victims?
Was the driver under the influence of alcohol or other substances?