Five members of the same family have been killed in a horror crash involving four cars and a lorry.
The victims were travelling the coast for a holiday when the collision happened on Saturday morning (10 October).
They were identified as Anderson Nocelli Clemente, 53, his wife Jussara Oliveira Tertuliano Clemente, 55, their daughter Sarah Oliveira Nocelli Clemente, 18, Jussara’s sister Marcela Tertuliano, 48, and Marcela’s son Bernardo Tertuliano Visona, 13.
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The family were travelling in a Hyundai Creta from Juiz de Fora when the crash happened on the BR-393 highway in Barra do Piraí, southeastern Brazil.
According to reports, the car collided with a lorry carrying ceramic floor tiles, which overturned. Three other cars were also involved in the collision.
The lorry’s cargo spilt across the road, forcing the highway to close in both directions.
The five family members died at the scene, while nine other people were injured. Four were taken to hospitals in Barra do Piraí.
The cause of the crash has not yet been established, and the incident is being investigated by police.
The family had been heading to Mambucaba to spend the extended holiday weekend, as reported by Need To Know.
Bernardo was a promising young horse-riding competitor who had already won national titles involving the Mangalarga Marchador breed.
Known as “Golden Boy” by his team, he began competing in the sport as a young child and was also a two-time champion of the Rio-Minas Circuit, according to Brazilian media reports.
Anderson and Jussara owned a nursery school in Juiz de Fora.
Marcela worked for a dental radiology company.
The five victims were laid to rest in Juiz de Fora on Sunday (11 October).
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