A door tore loose and struck his vehicle. He swerved and escaped.
Em uma rodovia do noroeste do Espírito Santo, a imprudência ao volante converteu uma tarde comum em tragédia irreparável: um bebê de um ano e um homem de 44 anos perderam a vida quando um veículo em alta velocidade cruzou a pista contrária e colidiu de frente com o carro que transportava a família. O acidente na ES 164, próximo a Alto Rio Novo, fere a consciência coletiva não apenas pelo número de vítimas, mas pela fragilidade da vida que ele expõe — a de uma criança que ainda não havia completado seu primeiro ano inteiro no mundo.
- Um Gol em zigue-zague e alta velocidade invadiu a contramão e destruiu um Fiat Mobi com tamanha força que o próprio veículo agressor foi partido ao meio.
- O bebê de um ano que estava no banco traseiro do Mobi morreu no local, junto ao motorista do Gol — sete pessoas no total foram atingidas pela colisão.
- Cinco sobreviventes foram hospitalizados em estado grave, um deles com múltiplas fraturas e evacuado de helicóptero para o Hospital de Emergência Estadual em Vitória, intubado durante o voo.
- Um adolescente de 17 anos que dirigia o terceiro veículo envolvido conseguiu desviar após ser atingido por uma porta arrancada do Gol, e saiu ileso — mas foi levado à delegacia para prestar depoimento.
- A investigação está nas mãos da Delegacia de Alto Rio Novo, enquanto os dois veículos com licenciamento vencido foram apreendidos e os corpos encaminhados ao IML de Colatina para exame.
Na rodovia ES 164, próximo à localidade de Monte Carmelo em Alto Rio Novo, no noroeste do Espírito Santo, uma colisão frontal de violência extrema ceifou duas vidas e deixou outras cinco em estado grave. Um Gol trafegava em sentido contrário, em alta velocidade e realizando manobras em zigue-zague, quando atingiu de frente um Fiat Mobi. O impacto foi tão brutal que o Gol ficou partido ao meio.
O Mobi transportava seis pessoas: um motorista de 62 anos, uma mulher de 59 no banco da frente, uma mulher de 35 e um bebê de um ano nos bancos traseiros. A criança morreu no local. O motorista do Gol, de 44 anos, também não resistiu. Os três adultos do Mobi sobreviveram e foram transferidos para Colatina após atendimento inicial em Alto Rio Novo. Os outros dois ocupantes do Gol — um homem de 36 anos e um adolescente de 17 — também sobreviveram, mas em estado crítico. Um deles, com múltiplas fraturas, precisou ser evacuado de helicóptero para o Hospital de Emergência Estadual em Vitória, intubado durante o trajeto.
Um terceiro veículo, um Ford Fiesta conduzido por um adolescente de 17 anos, seguia à frente do Mobi no mesmo sentido. Com o impacto, uma porta do Gol se desprendeu e atingiu o Fiesta, mas o jovem conseguiu desviar e saiu ileso. Ele foi conduzido à delegacia regional de Colatina, ouvido e liberado à família.
A cena foi periciada por equipes forenses, e os corpos encaminhados ao IML de Colatina. O Gol e o Fiesta foram guinchados por estarem com licenciamento vencido. A investigação segue sob responsabilidade da Delegacia de Polícia de Alto Rio Novo, que ainda não divulgou novos detalhes.
On a stretch of highway in northwestern Espírito Santo, a one-year-old child and a 44-year-old man died in a head-on collision that left five others gravely injured. The crash happened on ES 164 near Monte Carmelo in Alto Rio Novo, involving three vehicles in what police described as a catastrophic sequence of events triggered by reckless driving.
The Gol sedan was traveling in the opposite direction at high speed, weaving erratically across lanes, when it struck the Fiat Mobi head-on. The impact was violent enough to split the Gol nearly in half. The Mobi, which had been traveling in the same direction as a Ford Fiesta ahead of it, bore the full force of the collision. The infant in the back seat of the Mobi died at the scene. The driver of the Gol, a 44-year-old man, also died at the location.
The Mobi carried six people total: a 62-year-old driver, a 59-year-old woman in the front passenger seat, a 35-year-old woman in back, and the child. All three adults survived but were transported first to Alto Rio Novo's hospital, then transferred to Colatina for more intensive care. The Gol had three occupants—the driver, a 36-year-old front passenger, and a 17-year-old in back. The teenager driving the Fiesta, who had been directly behind the Mobi, reported that a door from the Gol tore loose on impact and struck his vehicle. He managed to swerve and escaped without injury.
The five survivors were all admitted in critical condition. One of the injured from the Gol suffered multiple fractures and required helicopter evacuation by the state's aerial transport service. He was airlifted to the State Emergency Hospital in Vitória, intubated during the flight. The others were treated at local facilities in Alto Rio Novo and Colatina.
The 17-year-old Fiesta driver was taken to the regional police station in Colatina, questioned, and released to his family. Forensic teams processed the scene, and the bodies were sent to the regional medical examiner's office in Colatina for autopsy before being released to families. Police impounded both the Gol and Fiesta for having expired vehicle registrations. The investigation is now in the hands of Alto Rio Novo's police department, which has released no further details at this stage.
Notable Quotes
The Gol was traveling in high speed and performing zigzag maneuvers when it collided head-on with the Mobi— Military Police statement
The patient suffered multiple fractures and arrived at the hospital intubated— State Aerial Transport Service (NOTAER)
The Hearth Conversation Another angle on the story
What made this collision so much worse than a typical highway accident?
The speed and the head-on nature of it. The Gol wasn't just going fast—it was weaving, crossing lanes. When you hit someone head-on at that velocity, there's nowhere for the energy to go but through the vehicles and the people inside them.
The baby was in the back seat. Was there any chance of survival?
The police report says the child died at the scene. You can infer what that means about the force involved. The Mobi was hit by a vehicle that split nearly in half from the impact.
Why does it matter that two of the vehicles had expired registrations?
It doesn't change what happened that day, but it suggests a pattern—people driving without maintaining their vehicles properly, without keeping their documents current. It's a small detail that points to a larger carelessness.
The teenager in the Fiesta—he was right there, directly behind the Mobi. How does someone process that?
He saw it happen. A door from the Gol came at his windshield. He had the presence of mind to swerve and avoid it. He walked away without a scratch while seven others were critically injured or killed. That's the kind of thing that stays with you.
What happens next in the investigation?
The police are still gathering facts. They'll reconstruct the scene, interview witnesses more thoroughly, determine if there were mechanical failures or if this was purely human error. But the basic story is already clear: one driver made a choice to drive recklessly, and seven other people paid the price.