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10 Mwezi wa kwanza, 2026

Imeripotiwa na AI

On Saturday night (January 10), a driver collided with two vehicles before striking a lighting pole in Brasília's Setor de Mansões Park Way and fled the scene. No one was injured in the crash. Emergency teams responded to secure the area.

The crash happened in quadra 14 of Setor de Mansões Park Way, in the Federal District, around Saturday night, January 10. A gray Ford Courier was involved in a collision with a black Jeep Renegade and a black Volkswagen Nivus before slamming into a public lighting pole.

Teams from the Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do DF arrived at the scene and found the car and pole heavily damaged. Firefighters called Neoenergia to shut off the power supply, preventing further risks. The driver of the Ford Courier fled without being identified.

Despite the severity, no injuries were reported. The Polícia Militar do Distrito Federal (PMDF) was summoned to handle the incident, but details on the accident's dynamics were not released. The event underscores the challenges of rapid response in Brasília's residential areas.

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