AMBULANCE DIVER: Stab Victim Dies After Falling From Ambulance On Mway

A stabbing victim being taken to hospital died after he fell from an ambulance on a motorway, police in Brazil have confirmed.

Photo shows Silas Menezes Brasil, undated. He was reportedly found dead on a highway after he fell from the ambulance in Bernardo do Mearim, Maranhao, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (@silas.menezesbrasil/Newsflash)

Paramedics were taking victim Silas Menezes Brasil to the Regional Hospital in Peritoro when he fell from the back of the vehicle, according to local media.

The ambulance driver only noticed he was gone some minutes later.

And by the time he had retraced his route back down the MA-127 highway, Brasil was found dead by the roadside in Bernardo do Mearim, Maranhao state.

The Civil Police of Maranhao said Silas had been stabbed and was picked up by the municipal ambulance in the early hours of 8th January.

But Silas, whose age was not reported, fell out of the ambulance en route and died on the road.

It is currently unclear how he fell out of the ambulance.

Photo shows Silas Menezes Brasil, undated. He was reportedly found dead on a highway after he fell from the ambulance in Bernardo do Mearim, Maranhao, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (@silas.menezesbrasil/Newsflash)

Police told local media that they were only made aware of the incident later the same day when the victim’s body was already at a funeral parlour.

Officers halted the burial and sent the man’s body for autopsy in order to determine the cause of death.

The State Secretariat for Social Communication said in a statement: “The case is being investigated by the Bernardo do Mearim Police Station, which has already identified the individual who stabbed the victim.

“The fact that the victim fell from the ambulance is also being investigated.”

The identity of the person who stabbed Silas has not been reported. It is also currently unclear what led to him being stabbed.

Photo shows Silas Menezes Brasil, undated. He was reportedly found dead on a highway after he fell from the ambulance in Bernardo do Mearim, Maranhao, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. (@silas.menezesbrasil/Newsflash)

The investigation is ongoing.