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Incidents and accidents in Santa Catarina

Overview

Various accidents and emergency situations have been reported in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

During the election period in early October, a motorcycle collision on the SC-370 highway in Braço do Norte resulted in the death of a 24-year-old woman. In Caçador, authorities recovered the body of a missing 20-year-old woman from the Rio do Peixe, noting no immediate signs of criminal activity. Concurrently, emergency services managed logistical tasks such as transporting voting machines and clearing roads blocked by storm damage to facilitate voter access.

Later in October, two separate vehicle accidents occurred. In Lauro Müller, a forklift fell from a truck on the Serra do Rio do Rastro highway, striking other vehicles and causing significant traffic delays, though no injuries were reported. In Brusque, a semi-truck experienced reported brake failure while descending a steep street, crashing into a residential courtyard and causing property damage without injuring residents.

In late October, additional incidents were reported in Brusque. A vehicle became lodged on the edge of a cliff in the Serra do Moura region, though no injuries occurred. In a separate event in the same municipality, a truck driver lost control on a steep street while following GPS instructions, crashing into a residential yard and destroying a gate.

In mid-October, new incidents were reported in the state, including a car hitting a utility pole in Pomerode, which injured a driver and her 12-year-old daughter, and a collision between a car and a motorcycle in Guabiruba that left one person injured.

Entities

Santa Catarina · Brazil · Brusque · Caçador · Rondônia

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    Various incidents were reported in Santa Catarina, Brazil, including a fatal motorcycle accident after voting, the recovery of a missing woman's body in Caçador, and election-related logistics and road repairs.

Sources

acidadeonline.com.br · aquiagora.net · araguaiabrusque.com.br · bandab.com.br · contilnetnoticias.com.br · diariodoestadogo.com.br · diariosulmaranhense.com.br · extraderondonia.com.br · juruaemtempo.com.br · leianoticias.com.br · ndmais.com.br · nfnoticias.com.br · opresente.com.br · portaldafolha.com.br · portalpalotina.com.br · portalrbv.com.br · tabajaranoticias.com.br · tribunadigital.com.br

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