The tragic accident that occurred on the morning of last Sunday, July 16, on the CE-060 highway, between Caririaçu and Juazeiro do Norte, casts a veil of mourning over the Cariri region.

The irreversible loss of a whole family—which included three-year-old Miguel Nascimento Gomes, Sebastião Cícero Gomes, and Hérida Nascimento da Silva—highlights the impermanence of life and the unpredictable nature of fate.

A grim picture is painted by the information, which was confirmed by the Ceará Military Fire Department and

aired by TV Verdes Mares. Under normal circumstances, the family’s journey from Várzea Alegre to Juazeiro do Norte would have taken approximately an hour. Read more below