Overcrowded car plunges into lake in Brazil, killing ten, including five children
A car went into a lake in a rural part of Barra Mansa, in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, in the early hours of Sunday, and ten people died, five of them children. Police are investigating the circumstances.
Ten people, including five children, have died after a car ended up in a lake in the early hours of Sunday in a rural area of Barra Mansa, a municipality in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state. The victims were five adults and five children.
The alarm was raised by a passer-by who noticed the submerged vehicle. Emergency teams were sent to the scene, and firefighters recovered the victims from the water with the help of two divers. The Rio de Janeiro state government, quoted by the AFP news agency, said the victims were already dead when they were taken out of the vehicle.
Rio authorities expressed their condolences on social media. Some Brazilian media have reported that a baby girl was among the dead. The identities of the victims have not been confirmed.
Local authorities have classified the incident as an accident, while police are investigating the circumstances. The Brazilian news outlet G1, citing a relative, reported that all of the victims belonged to the same family.
Heavy rain in the region
The Rio de Janeiro region was hit by heavy rain on Saturday, which flooded several streets, including in tourist areas such as Copacabana. The source does not say whether the rain was linked to the accident.
