Tianguá, Ceará, Brazil – A cyclist identified as Roberto (locally known as Roberto Baiano, full name Bartolomeu Santos Gomes) died instantly in a horrific traffic accident on the BR-222 highway at the Tianguá hill.
According to family members, Roberto rode this route daily as a passionate cyclist.
The truck driver involved reported that two large trucks were climbing the slope in the slow lane, while he and the cyclist were descending. The cyclist attempted to overtake in a no-passing zone marked by a solid line.
In the middle lane, a box truck was moving, and the driver could not swerve in time, resulting in a direct head-on collision with the cyclist. The impact hurled Roberto under the descending truck, where one of its wheels ran over him, crushing his head beyond recognition and causing immediate death.
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