The wind blade was being transported by a trailer and ended up getting loose, hitting a car with two people inside.
The accident that happened today (30th) on the BR-020 involved the transport of a gigantic wind power generation, in the city of Parambu, state of Ceará. The shovel was being carried by a cart and ended up getting loose, hitting a driver and the passenger of a car that came right behind. It is still not possible to know if the shovel was not well tied or if the vehicle that was behind hit the trailer, causing the fatality.
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With the crash, the cart left the track and the wind blade was crossed on the highway. The accident occurred at KM 47, in the Pau Preto neighborhood, on the bridge that crosses the Puiú River, according to the Federal Highway Police.
The PRF had to stop vehicle traffic in the locality, the guidance is to avoid that part of the highway until the car and the wind turbine are removed from the region, however, there is still no forecast for this operation to take place.
The causes of the accident are still being investigated.
The bodies of those involved were removed and identified by Agents of the 3rd Company of the 3rd Military Fire Battalion of Tauá. The driver's name is Omar Falcão Soares, 76 years old, the passenger's name is Alexandre Barbosa Soares, 44 years old. The driver of the truck was not injured.
