A van driver killed a former volleyball player arrested for alleged murder | West and South West

Initially, the case was investigated as an accident.

Coutinho died after being hit by the vehicle when he arrived at the sports gym in the city, where the secretary also works, around 8:00 am on Thursday (5).

N the first police statement, the driver, who fled the scene and appeared at the police station later in the morning, said that he lost control of the direction of the truck, which invaded the gym.

In the afternoon, during another interrogation, the driver preferred to remain silent.

"Although he remained silent, by the other elements that were gathered at this first moment, we are convinced that he intended to reach the victim, It was not a mere accident as he reported it beforehand, "said delegate Thiago da Silva Teixeira.

The person in charge of the case said that it is not yet possible to indicate what motivated the suspect to commit the crime.

"Now we will try to identify other witnesses, obtain images of surveillance cameras next to the gym and clarify the facts," he added.

Up to the last update of this article, G1 attempted to contact the pilot's defense.

In the accident, two teenagers who were expecting futsal training have equal have been affected. They had minor injuries, were sent back to hospital and released.

In the late morning, the experts were in the gym.

The mayor decrees the official mourning of three days.

Coutinho was a Maringá volleyball player from 2015 to 2017 and also experienced teams like Rexona, Banespa Santander, Santo Andre, Florianópolis, Bento Volleyball and other national teams.