Young Brazilian Model Dies In Car Crash Days After She Celebrated Her 17th Birthday

This young Brazilian model has died in a car crash just days after celebrating her 17th birthday.

The incident took place on the BR-235 federal highway in the municipality of Areia Branca in the north-eastern Brazilian state of Sergipe on Tuesday evening (28th December).

The crash, which involved three vehicles, according to the Federal Highway Police (PRF), claimed the life of the high school student, who has been named as Maria Bianca dos Santos Siqueira.

Maria Bianca dos Santos Siqueira (17) who died in a traffic accident in Sergipe, Brazil in December 2021. (Newsflash)

She had just celebrated her birthday on Sunday, 26th December, and she was also taking a course in agribusiness in addition to her school studies.

She was reportedly in the vehicle with her father, and it overturned in the accident. It is currently unclear who was driving the vehicle at the time.

Paramedics arrived on the scene and attempted to provide first aid to the victim, but she succumbed to her injuries and died at the scene.

Maria Bianca dos Santos Siqueira (17) who died in a traffic accident in Sergipe, Brazil in December 2021. (Newsflash)

Her father, who has not been named, was taken to a local hospital. There have been no updates on his condition.

Two other people were injured in the incident and were also taken to nearby hospitals, according to local reports.

The local council decreed three days of official mourning over the teen model’s death.

Maria Bianca dos Santos Siqueira (17) who died in a traffic accident in Sergipe, Brazil in December 2021. (Newsflash)

A spokesperson for the Areia Branca municipal authority said that the period of mourning was a way of “expressing the enormous grief on behalf of everyone who makes up the local council”.

The exact causes of the crash are currently being investigated.