Mococa highway accident kills priest and woman

A fatal multi-vehicle accident on the SP-338 highway in Mococa, Brazil, resulted in the deaths of a priest and a woman. The collision involved two cars and a truck.

According to the Department of Highways (DER), the incident occurred around 2:00 PM near km 278. A woman driving a Citroën Basalt attempted to overtake a truck and collided laterally with an oncoming tractor-trailer. The Citroën then spun and collided head-on with a Toyota Corolla Cross.

Guaraciba Lopes de Oliveira Junior, 71, the parish priest of São Domingos in Poços de Caldas, died at the scene. The driver of the Citroën, identified as Márcia Bergamini, 68, also died at the scene. An 80-year-old priest, Francisco dos Santos, was seriously injured and transferred to the Alzira Velano University Hospital in Alfenas for treatment. The driver of the Corolla Cross sustained minor injuries.

The truck driver was uninjured and tested negative for alcohol. Local police have registered the case as involuntary manslaughter and involuntary bodily injury.