Average of 16 deaths per day on Brazil’s federal roads

Brasilia, Dec 24 (Prensa Latina) The Federal Highway Police (PFR) recorded an average of 16 deaths per day on Brazil’s roads between January and October, the corporation revealed, quoted by the portal R7.

December 24, 2024
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In total, 5,016 people died while driving on motorways, with 4,298 accidents reported during the period.

According to the PFR, throughout the year, it has strengthened road surveillance and distributed educational material for drivers.

Through October, speeding resulted in more than 5,079 infractions.

The rate represents an increase of 137,5% compared to the same stage last year when more than 2,138 speed-related notifications were recorded,

Highway BR-101, which connects the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Rio Grande do Sul, is the record leader, with 10,505 occurrences.

Then there is the BR-116, which starts in Fortaleza, the capital of the territorial division of Ceará (northeast), and ends in Jaguarão, the municipality of Rio Grande do Sul.

The average number of deaths up to the tenth month still did not count, for example, the 41 people who died over the weekend, in the collision between a bus and a truck near the city of Teófilo Otoni, in the state of Minas Gerais (southeast).

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