Feb 13 β€’ 19:25 UTC πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Brazil G1 (PT)

Woman dies after being struck in the neck by a steel cable detached from a pole on BR-210

A woman, Maria Auxiliadora Lima Lacerda, tragically died from an injury caused by a steel cable that came loose from a pole while she was riding as a passenger on a motorcycle on BR-210 in Roraima, Brazil.

In a devastating incident on BR-210 in CaracaraΓ­, Roraima, a woman identified as Maria Auxiliadora Lima Lacerda, 55, lost her life after being struck in the neck by a steel cable that broke free from a utility pole. The accident occurred on the afternoon of Friday the 13th, as she was riding as a passenger on a motorcycle alongside the driver, who was en route to a farm where they both worked. As they traveled through a rural section of the highway, the cable from the pole fell unexpectedly, first impacting the motorcyclist before fatally injuring Maria Auxiliadora.

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