A mum has survived the unimaginable after waking up in a car wreck to find her 16-year-old daughter dead on top of her.
Vanessa Marques da Silva was in a vehicle with seven other people when it plunged off of a bridge last Friday (7 Jun) afternoon.
When she finally regained consciousness, her daughter Gabriele Marques de Araújo was unresponsive.
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“I woke up during the accident,” the 33-year-old said.
“I found myself in the stream, with everything piled on top of me.
“Everyone else had already got out, but my daughter was on top of me, already dead.”
Six of the passengers sustained injuries and were taken to a local hospital after the crash in Guaraí, Brazil, as reported on Need To Know
The 41-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after being breathalysed.
He was remanded into custody and awaits a custody hearing.
Vanessa, who suffered minor injuries, said the driver was a friend and that she knew the other passengers.
She said he lost control of the car on an ascent shortly before the bridge.
Gabriele’s funeral was held on Sunday (9 Jun).
Her mother said: “She took care of her younger siblings, we’re a simple family.
“I raised her alone, only for God to take her away from me like this.”
The police were withholding the driver’s name at the time of reporting.
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