Three young DJs have been killed in a horror crash after ploughing into a lorry.
The trio were returning home from a gig when the driver lost control on a rain-soaked highway.
Their VW Polo crashed head-on into the lorry on 12 July.
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The crash happened on the MT-249 state highway near Campo Novo do Parecis in Mato Grosso State, Brazil.
The Brazilian DJs, all aged 22, died instantly.
They have been identified as DJ Hellen Nattany Menezes Santos, DJ Maurinan da Silva, and music producer Pedro Augusto Pereira de Farias Esteves Cunha.
According to reports, Hellen was behind the wheel of the VW at the time of the smash.
Pedro was her boyfriend and worked as her producer.
The trio, known for performing funk bruxaria – a dark, intense style of funk music – were on tour across Mato Grosso State when tragedy struck.
The lorry driver, 44, told the police that the victims’ car suddenly span on the wet surface, crossed into his lane and hit him head-on.
The impact was so violent the lorry veered off the road, as reported by Need To Know.
The lorry driver was not seriously hurt in the accident.
The police are investigating the exact cause of the crash, but said wet conditions appear to have played a major role.
Friends and fellow artists have flooded social media with tributes.
DJ Cristovão wrote: “Today the heart of music in Rondonópolis woke up sadder.
“The silence speaks louder than any sound.
“Music loses three greats, but the legacy they built will never be erased.”
The investigation into the fatal crash is ongoing.
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