They identified four of the Argentines who died in the overturning of the bus in Brazil

Seven people died this morning in Brazil when the bus they were traveling in, which was going from Florianópolis to Foz de Iguazú, fell into a ravine. From them, five were Argentines and four are already identified. In addition, among the 54 passengers there were 22 injured.

Fernando Benitez He was a native of the missionary town of Wandalike his girlfriend, also deceased, Giuliana Tessari, 24 years old. Other fatalities of the accident lived in the same province: Carina Martinez, 42 years old, and her son David, 3, who resided in Puerto Iguazu. While Justice formally investigates the causes of what happened, the driver admitted to police headquarters that he fell asleep, something that coincides with the testimony of some of the 54 passengers who had spoken with him.

Benitez, who was a technician in Occupational Hygiene and Safety, and Tessari, mother of a girl and member of a family in the hotel industry, also from Wanda, they had traveled together on vacation and even were photographed on the Brazilian beaches of Camboriú, in the state of Santa Catarina. They uploaded those photos to their accounts instagram. Now, they are fired by their closest friends on social networks.

Meanwhile, Martínez was also returning from a few days off with her 3-year-old son -both deceased-, her husband and their other two children, ages 11 and 17. As reported by the media The territory, the man tried to help the little one on the spot, but he no longer had vital signs. Even the father had to be referred to a hospital in the municipality of Iratí, after the bus from the company A Catarinense it overturned around 1.50 and fell into a ravine on the side of the road at the height of Fernandes Pinheiro.

On the other hand, and while the investigation progresses to determine through the action of the Justice what happened to cause the bus to get lost, the driver who overturned on highway BR-277 admitted to the police at the police station that he fell asleep while driving. This was confirmed by the person in charge of the case, Wesley Gonçalves da Silvaand was captured by the newspaper G1.

During the afternoon, officers heard from the man, who was released. However, if it is determined that he was at fault for what happened, he may have to answer for “homicide while driving a motor vehicle or for bodily injury.” Likewise, the company that operated the transport could be held responsible.

The driver said that he was the only person in charge of the bus and that there was no replacement driver. Also, that in guarapuava, 115 kilometers from where the accident occurred, another driver was waiting to replace him and that they had made a stop during the journey. Meanwhile, the person responsible for the case explained that tests will be carried out on the bus to assess whether there were mechanical failures and, if it is determined that the driver was at fault, the company may be penalized for overwork.

The first testimonies of those who were traveling in the bus already suggested that the driver had not managed to stay awake. “I was outraged and I went up to the driver and asked him: ‘How did you throw me off a cliff on a straightaway?’ And he looked me in the face and said: “I fell asleep’. I had no reaction. I know he didn’t do it on purpose, but I didn’t react,” the passenger revealed. Alexandro De Oliveira Gamaroaccording to the portal Opinion Missions. The witness was able to save himself because he clung to a seat.

Another surviving passenger, Alex Souzahe reported that everything happened very quickly and he recounted a dialogue he had with the driver. “I questioned him and he told me: ‘I’m not going to lie to you, I was tired, I fell asleep and went off the road'”, indicated. He also said that he woke up when the bus stopped and that there he noticed that the vehicle had been “destroyed”, while the rest of the group that was traveling in the bus was screaming and crying.

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