A heartbreaking accident early Sunday morning, July 16, has left the Cariri region in mourning. A family was found inside a car that had plunged into a river along the CE-060 highway between Caririaçu and Juazeiro do Norte.
Local authorities responded quickly after passersby spotted the partially submerged vehicle. Inside, they found the victims — a family who had been traveling together.
Details surrounding the cause of the crash are still under investigation, but the community is reeling from the loss. What was meant to be an ordinary drive turned into an unimaginable tragedy, leaving loved ones and neighbors grieving in silence.