SAO PAOLO.- Six people died, including a four-year-old child, and three were injured in the crash of a boat against a dock in the Rio Grande, in Brazil.
The accident occurred at dawn, when the boat, which left a floating bar, hit a dock that was supposedly unlit; the pilot did not have a license.
The events occurred on the dividing line between the states of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, southeast of Brazil, sources from the Fire Department said.
The boat left a floating bar
The boat he went out with 15 people aboard a floating bar and headed to a ranch in the region in the middle of the night.
However, violently impacted with a spring river that apparently was not illuminated, according to witnesses cited by local media.
Three women, two men and a child under 4 years old died after the strong impact. All the bodies were quickly located near the accident, according to authorities.
Three passengers on the boat were injured
Three other passengers were taken to area hospitals with various injuries and the rest were unharmed.
According to the firefighters, the pilot of the boat did not have a license to browse.
Forces from the states of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais were mobilized in the rescue efforts. Police experts are trying to clarify whether the victims died from the collision or drowned in the riverbed.
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