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Fatal traffic accidents and highway collisions in Brazil

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The period of late August through late October 2026 saw a continued surge in fatal and injurious traffic accidents across Brazil. Following earlier mass-casualty events in September and mid-October, new fatalities were reported in late October across several regions. In early October, a major multi-vehicle collision on the BR-393 highway in Barra do Piraí, Rio de Janeiro, killed five members of a single family from Juiz de Fora and injured nine others. The crash involved a truck carrying floor tiles and four passenger vehicles. During the weekend of October ~~25-26,~~ 23-26, 2026, a series of severe accidents resulted in further fatalities. In Paraná, a collision on the BR-373 in Candói killed a father, mother, and three children, including two infants, after their vehicle was struck by a Ford Ranger; the 18-year-old ~~truck driver~~ driver, who was reportedly ~~intoxicated. On the BR-376 in Ortigueira, a BMW collided head-on with~~ intoxicated and driving without a ~~semi-truck, leaving the driver seriously injured.~~ license, was arrested. In Santa Catarina, a ~~head-on~~ collision ~~between two cars~~ on the ~~BR-116 in Mafra killed two people, while a collision on the~~ BR-470 in Lontras killed four, including a seven-year-old ~~child. Additional fatalities occurred in Rio Grande do Sul, involving a motorcycle accident in Rio Bom and~~ girl, while a head-on collision between two ~~motorcycles near~~ cars on the ~~Morro Reuter and Picada Café border.~~ BR-116 in Mafra killed two people. In ~~Dourados,~~ Mato Grosso do Sul, a ~~38-year-old motorcyclist died after striking~~ head-on crash on the MS-164 between a ~~tree.~~ car and a pickup truck killed a young couple from Umuarama and injured three others, including an infant. Other incidents included a ~~hit-and-run~~ fatal collision between a van and a car in ~~Alta Floresta,~~ Maranhão that killed three people, and a motorcycle accident in Rio Bom. In Florianópolis, a police vehicle struck a motorcyclist during post-election celebrations, an incident currently under investigation. Additional fatalities occurred in Rio Grande do Sul, Mato Grosso, and through a rollover on the BR-262 in Campo Grande.

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