One dead, three injured in car‑truck collision on Brazil's BR‑116 near Divino, MG

A severe traffic collision occurred around 05:30 on Saturday on the BR‑116 highway between the Divino junction and the municipality of Fervedouro in Minas Gerais. A passenger car struck a truck, destroying the front of the vehicle. The driver, 30‑year‑old Alan Pinheiro Silva of Carangola, died at the scene. The car’s three other occupants – the driver’s wife, a cousin and a young passenger – sustained injuries of varying seriousness and were taken to a regional hospital for treatment. The truck driver escaped with only minor injuries. Federal Highway Police and the state road concessionaire worked to secure the site, while the Civil Police opened a technical investigation to determine the cause of the crash. No further details on the victims’ conditions have been released.