VIDEO: Driver dies after going the wrong way and hitting a trailer on BR-365, in MG

A 58-year-old driver died in an accident between a pickup truck and a trailer on BR-365, between Patos de Minas and Pirapora. According to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the victim was traveling in the passenger vehicle when he went the wrong way and collided head-on with the trailer.

The 49-year-old driver of the truck was uninjured.

According to the PRF, the driver of the truck was trapped in the wreckage and the body had to be removed. The identities of the two drivers were not revealed.

As a result of the crash, the truck, which was loaded with beer and heading towards Pirapora, overturned onto the median. A video recorded by a monitoring camera shows the moment of the crash and the fall, see above.

Police closed off the area and traffic flowed along the roads. Until the last update of this report, the section remained partially closed.