Three young athletes died on their way to a basketball match when their car hit a lorry in thick fog.
One of the player’s girlfriends was also killed in the smash.
Samuel Dal Olmo Carlin, Deivid Guimarães Cardoso, Enzo Henrique Candaten and Milena Lazari died instantly in the accident on Sunday (14 Jul).
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They were aged 20, 19, 18, and 16, respectively.
Horror footage shows the terrifying moment the vehicle they were travelling in hit a double-trailer truck head-on.
The impact was so forceful that the car was sent skidding backwards down the road in the opposite direction.
It flipped before coming to a stop and landing upside down in a trail of debris, as reported on Need To Know.
The young men were three-a-side basketball players and were en route to a competition in Carazinho, south west of São Paulo, Brazil.
They played for the team Intrusos in Chapecó and regularly represented the city in competitions, according to local media.
Milena was Deivid’s boyfriend and was accompanying him at the time of the crash in Ronda Alta.
The collision happened when the athletes’ car strayed into the opposite lane.
It is not clear what caused this to happen, but CCTV footage of the tragedy shows there was heavy fog at the time.
The clip shows how the lorry driver had no time to swerve out of the way.
Otoniel Josué Flores Carvajal told local media: “Samuel was always there for anyone in need.
“Whether it was a kind word, a ride, or some money, he never hesitated to help.”
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