A surveillance camera captured the violent moment two motorcycles crashed head-on, killing one rider and injuring another.
The motorcycles were traveling on a road in the Rio de Janeiro municipality of Barra Mansa when they collided Wednesday night.
The bikers were approaching each other in opposite directions and were instantly ejected from their seats as the motorcycles made contact.
The impact of the crash flipped both men in the air and sent them crashing to the road pavement while a group of men who were chatting next to their bicycles and motorcycles scattered.
A biker was killed and another was seriously injured after their motorcycles collided head-on in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday night
A group of people who were chatting next to a building scrambled the moment two motorcycles collided head-on in Brazil. One of the bikers was pronounced dead on the scene and another was injured and rushed to a local hospital
One of the victims was pronounced dead on the scene and the other biker, a 24-year-old, was rushed to an area hospital.
Brazilian news outlet G1 reported that the motorcyclist was still hospitalized and in critical condition as of Thursday.
A Ministry of Health report released in March showed more than 1.2 million people were injured in motorcycle accidents in the South American nation in 2023.
The southeastern state of São Paulo topped the list with 259,222 injured victims. The nearby state of Minas Gerais was second 127,009 injuries and Bahia, located in the northeast, tallied 78,679 motorcycle injuries.
The report noted that 12,058 motorcyclists were killed in 2022, but didn’t include the number of deaths for 2023.
At least 141,792 people were hospitalized because of the accidents.
