A dramatic traffic accident unfolded in Porto Velho on Friday morning, leaving a female driver trapped inside her overturned vehicle. The collision occurred at the intersection of Avenida Pinheiro Machado and Rua Manoel Laurentino de Souza Brito, a location where traffic on the avenue has the right of way.
Security camera footage captured the moment of impact. According to the official police report, the woman was driving along Avenida Pinheiro Machado when her vehicle struck the side of another car that was traveling on Rua Manoel Laurentino. The force of the collision caused her car to roll over in the middle of the intersection.
Emergency services were quickly dispatched to the scene. The trapped driver required assistance from a specialized rescue team to be extracted from the mangled wreckage of her vehicle. Once freed, she was attended to by paramedics from the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) before being transported for further medical care.
The incident resulted in injuries to three people. Both drivers and a passenger in the second vehicle, a Fiat Uno, sustained bodily harm. However, only the two female drivers required immediate rescue and transport to the hospital. The passenger's injuries were treated at the scene.
A relative of the victims in the Fiat Uno provided additional context to local media. He stated that his mother, who was driving that vehicle, had failed to notice the stop sign at the intersection and proceeded into the path of the other car, leading to the violent collision.
Following initial medical treatment at the accident site, all injured parties were taken to the Hospital João Paulo II. There, they received the necessary urgent and emergency care for their injuries. The condition of the trapped driver, who endured the most harrowing experience, has not been disclosed.
The accident caused significant disruption at the busy intersection, which is a key route in the city. Authorities are continuing their investigation into the precise sequence of events that led to the crash, with the disregard for the stop sign being a central element of their inquiry.
Based on reporting from g1.