In brief
A car that overturned and plunged into a lake in Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, claimed ten lives, four of them children, on the night of Sunday. Police say the accident occurred on a poorly lit road with no nearby cameras, and firefighters recovered all bodies from the water. Authorities continue to probe the cause.
Ten people, including four children, were killed when a car plunged into a lake in Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, early Sunday morning, according to local police.
A passerby had seen the overturned vehicle submerged in the water and immediately called authorities; firefighters then recovered the bodies of the 10 victims, all of whom had been traveling together in the same car.
Police highlighted that the incident occurred on a poorly lit stretch of road that has no public lighting and no nearby surveillance cameras, which complicates the investigation into the exact cause of the accident.
The accident is still under investigation, with officials continuing to examine evidence on the roadway and the submerged vehicle to determine what led to the tragedy.