China News Agency, Sao Paulo, August 3 (Reporter Mo Chengxiong) A serial car accident occurred in the metropolitan area of Curitiba, the capital of Paraná state in southern Brazil, on the evening of the 2nd local time, involving 16 cars, 5 motorcycles and a truck. . Up to now, the accident has caused 8 deaths and 23 injuries.
According to the Paraná State Fire Department, the accident site was 77 kilometers away from the national highway No. 277 in the Sao Jose dos Pinhais area of the metropolitan city of Curitiba. At around 22:30 on the evening of the 2nd, two cars collided on this section of the road. When a truck behind tried to avoid the colliding car, it ran into another car parked on the side of the road. Afterwards, cars and motorcycles were unable to evade and a series of collisions occurred.
The fire department said that there was foggy weather in the area at that time, visibility was very low, and there was still burning on the side of the road, and the smoke affected sight.
The accident caused 7 deaths on the spot and another died after being rushed to the hospital. The dead included 5 women and 3 men. In addition, 23 people were injured.
After the accident, the local fire, police and medical departments rushed to the scene to start rescue, and the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. Currently, the cause of the accident is still under investigation. (Finish)