Bus skids and ends up on the road in Bahia
A public transport bus in Salvador was stuck on the road, in the Barra neighborhood, after skidding during the rain that hit the Bahian capital this Tuesday morning (2). A security camera captured the moment of the accident. [Veja no vídeo acima]
The case happened around 5:30 am, on Rua José Sátiro de Oliveira, in the section known as “Ladeira do Morro do Gato” and the vehicle was removed to the garage two hours later.
Initial information indicates that the driver lost control of the vehicle, which was carrying around 15 passengers. There were no injuries.
The images show that the bus, which was on route 1388, Barra-Pirajá, hit a car, which was parked. Two other vehicles were then hit.
After the accident, traffic was closed and agents from the Salvador Traffic Superintendence (Transalvador) went to the scene to guide drivers who were trying to cross the road.
In an interview with TV Bahia, the bus driver said that the vehicle had an electrical failure and he needed to perform a maneuver to avoid an accident with greater impacts.
“There was an electrical failure in the vehicle, it turned off by itself and I had nothing to do other than change the direction and put it in the ravine,” he said.
The driver also said that he was not speeding and that he did not have time to think about another option.
“He was traveling at a speed of 30 kilometers, going downhill. When he turned off he only had time to shout ‘My God!’ and hold the steering. If I hadn’t done this here, the car would have rolled over”, he reported.
One of the owners of one of the cars hit by the bus does not believe the version presented by the bus driver, but reinforced that only a technical report can pinpoint the causes of the accident.
Resident talks about the moment a bus skidded and ended up on the road in Bahia
“Thank God nothing bigger happened and all the [passageiros] they left. We heard braking from the start of the hill, from the [Avenida] Oceanic, because here it is transversal. If the bus was braking there was no way there would be an electrical breakdown,” said the resident.
In a note, the Mobility Secretariat (Semob) reported that there is no information about the causes of the accident, but the concessionaire was notified to find out what happened.
“From our perspective as residents, it’s not the first time. The buses run down this hill, but today the road was wet and we heard braking from the beginning of the hill. So much so that I came to see my car, because it was on the street, and soon after we heard the noise”, said the owner of the damaged car.
Residents lose furniture and appliances after rainwater invades homes in Salvador
Residents of the Vale das Pedrinhas neighborhood reported having lost appliances and furniture after the rainwater that hit Salvador invaded their homes this Tuesday morning. See the scenery in other parts of the Bahian capital below.
One of those affected was Marcos Silva, who reported having monitored the situation during the early hours of the morning. However, when he lay down to sleep for 10 minutes, the volume of water increased and he was unable to remove his belongings from the property.
“That’s it all the time. When it rains, sewage water enters the house. I want to renovate the house, make it look nice, but every year it ends up being finished”, lamented the resident.
Among the lost furniture and appliances are a rack and a television, which fell to the floor. He, who lives there with his wife and four children, also reported losses to food, which got wet with rainwater.
“I always lose furniture, I’m already on my sixth wardrobe and the refrigerator is the third time it’s burned down. The girl’s crib was lost too”, said Marcos Silva.
Rain is expected to continue throughout Tuesday in Salvador
According to the coordinator of Civil Defense of Salvador (Codesal), Sosthenes Macêdo, the heavy rains and thunderstorms that occurred in the early hours of this Tuesday were caused by the formation of an associated Mesoscale Convective Complex (CCM).
“The forecast is that we wouldn’t have so much rain in such a short space of time. The biggest trend was that we would experience the biggest accumulation on Saturday and Sunday”, said the secretary.
According to Sosthenes Macêdo, these systems can last for several hours and are generally characterized by intense convective activity, such as heavy rain, thunderstorms, gusts of wind and, sometimes, hail.
“We had in the last two or three hours, a third of the amount predicted for the entire month of April, which is already an extremely rainy month. We had in the Federation and Ondina regions, more than 100 mm, Campinas de Brotas it was 85 mm”, said.
Sosthenes Macêdo reported that the rain is expected to continue in the morning, but with less intensity.
According to the Alert and Alarm Monitoring Center (CEMADEC), the neighborhoods where it rained the most in the last six hours were:
- Ondina, with 102.4 mm;
- Federation, with 100.2 mm;
- Campinas de Brotas, with 85.8 mm;
- Pituba, with 83.6 mm;
- Sprouts, 79 mm;
- Stiep, with 75.1 mm;
- Engenho Velho de Brotas, with 72 mm;
- Center, with 68 mm;
- Barbalho, 65.2 mm;
- Sete de Abril, 60 mm.
Codesal recorded flooding in the neighborhoods of Pituba and Bonfim.
Forecast in cities in Bahia
Check the weather forecast this Tuesday in Salvador
- Salvador and metropolitan region
In the capital of Bahia, temperatures will be between 24ºC and 30ºC. The National Institute of Meteorology (Inmet) predicts that the weather will be cloudy with isolated rain showers. There is also the possibility of thunderstorms in the morning. Maximum humidity will reach 100% and winds will remain weak to moderate.
In cities in the metropolitan region, the forecast will be with the possibility of isolated rain during the afternoon and night. In Lauro de Freitas and Camaçari, temperatures will vary from 25º C to 31ºC.
In Feira de Santana, 100 km from the capital of Bahia, there is the possibility of isolated rain during the afternoon and evening of this Tuesday. Temperatures will vary from 25ºC to 32ºC.
- Vitória da Conquista and Jequié
In the southwest region, Vitória da Conquista will have even lower minimums, reaching 20ºC, while maximums rise to 32ºC. Rain is expected to hit the city in the afternoon. At night, there is a possibility of thunderstorms.
In Jequié, the variation will be from 21ºC to 34ºC, also with many clouds and isolated rain this Tuesday.
From the south to the extreme south of Bahia, cities will also be hit by a lot of rain. Porto Seguro, one of the tourist destinations where this forecast is expected to be confirmed, will have temperatures between 24ºC and 31ºC, with the possibility of thunderstorms in the city.
In Itabuna, temperatures are similar, from 24ºC to 32ºC, and with many clouds. The weather is expected to remain steady during the day, but rain is expected with thunderstorms overnight.
Inmet also has a forecast of many clouds, with rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the northern region of Bahia. The city of Paulo Afonso has temperatures between 24ºC and 36ºC and moderate winds, while in Juazeiro the variation will be between 22ºC and 31ºC and many rain showers throughout the day.
In Luís Eduardo Magalhães, in the west of the state, Tuesday will also be marked by isolated rain showers and thunderstorms and the maximum humidity reaching 100%, while the maximum is at 29ºC and the minimum at 22ºC. Barreiras, in the same region, has temperatures of 21ºC to 32ºC.
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