A medical influencer has died in a horror crash aged 22.
Lucas Alexandre Barros de Sousa was a veterinary student with 534,000 followers on Instagram.
He regularly shared humorous content related to veterinary medicine and academic life.
The influencer, whose followers regularly praised his film star looks, was killed in the early hours of Saturday (22 Jun).
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According to reports, he lost control of his vehicle on a bend on the GO-080 highway near the city of Goiânia, in Brazil.
Paramedics said Barros de Sousa was trapped in the wreckage and was pronounced dead at the scene.
He was accompanied by a friend who survived the crash.
The unnamed pal said the victim lost control on the bend and ended up flying into a ditch before flipping over.
He confirmed that he had not been drinking before getting behind the wheel.
Barros de Sousa’s mother Sandra Nunes said he was returning home from a social event he attended for work.
She added: “I have already collected the body from the morgue and now I’m here, choosing a coffin to bury my son and arranging a wake.
“He wasn’t just a son to me, he was my most precious jewel.”
The influencer was buried in the municipality of Aparecida de Goiânia on Sunday (23 Jun), as reported by Need To Know.
Barros de Sousa started studying veterinary medicine at university in 2020 and was close to completing his degree.
He described himself as a proud Christian and his favourite hobbies included going to the gym and listening to country music.
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