A heartbreaking tragedy in Brazil has left an entire family dead, underscoring how fragile and unpredictable life can be.

The victims — Hérida Nascimento da Silva, Sebastião Cícero Gomes, and their 3-year-old son, Miguel Nascimento Gomes — were traveling from their hometown of Várzea Alegre to Juazeiro do Norte. The trip, typically a short drive of about an hour, turned fatal.

The family was headed to Juazeiro so that little Miguel could undergo a medical procedure — a trip filled with hope that tragically ended in loss.

According to reports from TV Verdes Mares and confirmed by the Ceará State Fire Department, the accident happened around 7 a.m. when the vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a stream near the rural area of Sítio Piripiri. The water was roughly 16 feet deep, making rescue efforts incredibly difficult and contributing to the devastating outcome.

This deeply emotional loss has shocked the local community, who now mourn the tragic end of a family that was simply seeking care for their child.