Peruvian medical student dies in traffic accident in Brazil

Fiorella Lilian Villegas Yaranga, a 26-year-old Peruvian medical student, died following a traffic accident in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, on Friday morning. The collision, involving a car and a motorcycle, occurred at the intersection of Albino Torraca and Ponta Porã streets.

Villegas Yaranga, a third-year student at the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), was treated for traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures at Hospital da Vida but succumbed to her injuries at 4:00 a.m. Local authorities have registered the case as involuntary manslaughter.

The UFGD has contacted the Peruvian Consulate in Brazil to assist with the bureaucratic processes and costs for repatriating her body. Meanwhile, her family has launched a fundraising campaign via Pix to cover the expenses for embalming and air transport to Peru.