Tragedy: Transporting Wind Turbine Section Ends in Two Deaths After Truck Overturns in Municipality of Pernambuco

Truck Carrying Wind Turbine Blade Rolls, Causing A Serious Accident. Two People Died At The Scene, Causing Heavy Traffic At Km 163 Of BR 428 In Petrolina.

A serious accident involving a truck carrying a wind turbine blade was recorded around 5 PM last Wednesday (09). The accident with the turbine blade of wind power occurred at kilometer 163 of BR 428 in Petrolina. The vehicle rolled over onto two pickups, where two people, occupants of one of these vehicles, died at the scene.

PRF Monitors The Mobilization For The Truck Recovery

The victims of the accident were a man and a woman aged 67 and 66, respectively. A team from the Fire Department was present at the scene for the extrication work. The bodies were removed from the wreckage and taken by the IML around 12:30 PM last Thursday (10).

The PRF monitored the mobilization for the truck recovery and the removal of the pickup. Two cranes were used at the scene; however, a third crane was necessary to remove the vehicle carrying a wind turbine blade from the road.

According to the information obtained about the accident so far, the occupants of the other pickup were unharmed. The truck driver and the driver of the pickup who emerged unharmed underwent a breathalyzer test, which did not show alcohol consumption.

Due to the recovery work of the truck carrying a wind turbine blade, traffic remained blocked. Early on Thursday, vehicle traffic was allowed on the shoulder; however, until the removal of the truck, vehicles, and the wind turbine blade is completed, vehicle flow will remain blocked.

Accidents Involving Wind Turbines Increase In The Country

In March, another accident was recorded involving trucks transporting a large wind turbine blade at the junction of BRs 316 and 020, near the municipality of Picos in the state of Piauí. The two vehicles were coming from Ceará via BR 020 and planned to reach 316. However, they failed to execute the maneuver and remained stopped throughout the morning of March 16, causing a traffic jam on one side of the 020 highway.

Earlier this year, another truck carrying a wind turbine rolled over at the junction of BRs 316 and 020, between Picos and Santo Antônio de Lisboa, about 300 km south of the capital of Piauí, Teresina. According to the Federal Highway Police, the truck driver, who was unharmed despite the scare, was 42 years old.

For the PRF, the truck cab was suspended due to the size of the wind turbine blades, which average 20 meters in length. According to the Federal Highway Police, the truck driver, who was unharmed despite the scare, was 42 years old.

The truck cab was suspended due to the size of the wind turbine blades, which average 20 meters in length. The vehicle departed from Caucaia, in the interior of Ceará, and was headed to the city of Feira de Santana, located in Bahia.

50,000 People Die In Traffic Accidents Each Year

One of the main concerns related to the development of the transport sector in Brazil is linked to safer traffic, with fewer deaths and accidents. Daily occurrences on the country’s highways generate significant social and economic costs.

With deaths from accidents, there are several traumas generated in society and impacts on the economy. Brazil records around 14 daily deaths on federal highways, and there is an average of 50,000 deaths per year from accidents, some involving trucks and trailers. Information and studies reveal that heavier vehicles are not present in most incidents.

Accidents involving passenger cars account for 60%, while motorcycles account for 40%, and trucks come last with only 20%.