Seven Brazilian football fans killed in horror bus crash with dozens left wounded after vehicle flipped while trying to avoid head-on smash
- Bus was carrying Corinthians fans and crashed in the city of Belo Horizonte
- Firefighters said it hit a ravine and flipped, with 36 others injured
- Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said ‘we need peace’
Seven Brazilian football fans have been killed in a horror bus crash today with dozens of others left wounded.
The bus was carrying fans of the Corinthians football team in the city of Belo Horizonte when it flipped over when trying to avoid a head-on crash with another bus.
Passengers said that 43 people were in the vehicle, which lost its brakes at around 2.50am, hit a ravine and flipped over, according to firefighters.
Those who died were members of a club of supporters of Corinthians called Gavioes da Fiel.
Police said 36 others had been injured.
The bus was carrying fans of the Corinthians football team in the city of Belo Horizonte when it flipped over when trying to avoid a head-on crash
Passengers said that 43 people were in the vehicle, which lost its brakes and hit a ravine. Seven people are dead and 36 others are injured
They had traveled from the city of Taubaté in northeast Sao Paulo to watch their team’s 1-1 draw with Cruzeiro in a Brazilian championship game
They had traveled from the city of Taubaté in northeast Sao Paulo to watch their team’s 1-1 draw with Cruzeiro in a Brazilian championship game on Saturday evening.
Corinthians said in a statement it will give support to families of the victims.
‘Corinthians is in solidarity with the families of the deceased fans and remains available to support them, as well as the other victims of the accident and authorities involved in the rescue and investigation of the facts,’ the club’s statement read.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is also a fan of the club, said in a tweet: ‘My condolences to the family and friends of the seven Corinthians fans who died in a disaster early this Sunday in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais.
‘I hope for the recovery of the injured and for the investigation of the causes of the accident with the bus.
‘We need peace and we need transport vehicles in good condition on the roads, because there is no way to recover lost lives.’
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