35 -year -old man suffered a skull injury at Campo Limpo station, south of São Paulo
A passenger identified as Lourivaldo Ferreira Silva Nepomuceno, 35, died after being trapped between the platform door and the car access door at Campo Limpo Station of the 5-Lilac Metro line. The accident happened on Tuesday (6.mai.2025) in the south of São Paulo.
According to information from the police report, the man was stuck in entrance number 37. The victim had a wound in the skull and no longer had vital signs when security agents arrived to provide relief.
In a statement, the viamobility, a concessionaire that manages the line, mourned the passenger’s death and said that it is collaborating with the investigations and conducting an internal investigation over the circumstances of the incident. “Even after all the visual and sound alarms, he tried to get on the train and ended up being trapped between the doors,” stated the company.
In an interview with TV BandeirantesViamobility President Francisco Pierrini said the company intends to install movement sensors at the platform doors until February 2026. As an immediate measure, passengers should be glued to passengers to respect the beep signs of doors.
Campo Limpo station is part of the lilac line, one of the two privatized subway lines. It has several security devices to prevent accidents, including platform doors with sound and light warning, speakers, yellow signaling range and motion sensors at the wagon doors.
