On Monday afternoon (18) a family was involved in a car accident in Blumenau. The mother and children fell from a 10-meter cliff in the Progresso area.

A family fell off a cliff and the driver had to be taken to hospital – Photo: Disclosure/Reproduction/ND

The driver of the car received minor injuries

The accident occurred around 1:00 p.m. and the Blumenau fire brigade had to use rope rescue techniques to save the woman.

A family fell off a cliff and the driver had to be taken to hospital – Photo: Disclosure/Reproduction/ND

According to firefighters, she was conscious and oriented, with only pain in the pelvic area. The woman was pulled from the car and taken to the Santa Isabel Hospital in Blumenau.

According to police, there were two children in the back seat of the car: a boy and a girl. They were not seriously injured and were left in the care of the person responsible.