Four people died this Monday in Brazil when the bus that was carrying them fell off a bridge in the municipality of Além Paraíba, in Minas Gerais. Among the victims, official sources specify, are three young football players who have returned to Rio de Janeiro after playing and winning a tournament in that state, as well as their coach.
In the vehicle, directed from the city of Ubaporanga to the Duque de Caixas, a total of 33 people were travellingincluding the driver, four adults from the board of Esporte Clube Vila Maria Elena, an amateur team from the city of Duque de Caxias, and 28 teenagers.
Arriving at the bridge that crosses the Angu River on the BR 116, one of the two main highways in Brazil, the driver, for unknown reasons, he lost control of the unit and fell from a height of approximately 10 metres until you stay”face down on the roofat the bed of a small watercourse existing on site”, informs the State Police Corps.
The accident claimed the lives of two 15-year-old boys, a 13-year-old boy and an 18-year-old boy who was technically directing them. Their bodies “were examined this afternoon at the Juiz de Fora coroner’s office,” according to the civil police of Minas Gerais.
According to the conclusions drawn by the coroner, the deaths were caused by “multiple injuries” suffered by the victims “as a result of the trauma caused by the crash”.
Most of the rest of the wounded were taken to the Sao Salvador hospital in Além Paraíba and to the Casa de Caridade Leopoldinense in Leopoldina. According to local media reports, this Monday afternoon at least four were still hospitalized.
The club took part for the first time at the weekend in the National Base Cup, a football competition that brings together youth teams of various categories, and was champion in the under 18 competition and second in the under 15 competition.
After the accident, the sports body suspended all activities planned for this week and declared seven days of mourning.
For its part, the Brazilian Football Confederation publicly regretted the news, through an official statement. “With deep regret, the CBF regrets the deaths of the three athletes Klayton da Silva, Thyago Ramos and Andrey Viana, and the member of the coaching staff, Diogo Coutinho, of Esporte Clube Vila Maria Madela, of Duque. de Caxias (RJ),” the entity reflects on its website.
“It is with great sadness that we have received the news of the passing of these young people who have followed in their footsteps and lived out their passion for sport. On behalf of all CBF workers I express my sympathy to family and friends for the irreparable loss of their loved ones. athletes a speedy recovery,” said the president of the CBF, Ednaldo Rodrigues.
A survivor’s testimony: ‘It came too fast’
A 16-year-old boy who survived the crash told TV Integração that passengers questioned the speed of the bus moments before the crash.
“We were saying the trip was weird because the driver was racing a lot in all the cornershe has declared.
Furthermore, he commented: “I was at the place where the collision happened and I came back and lay down on the floor. If it had been there, I don’t know what it would be because the major damage was at the front,” added the young man, who managed to escape from the bus with minor injuries.
“It was very fast. everyone was asleep. A friend of ours managed to open the door. Many people managed to get out through the door and windows. I was one of the first out and only had a superficial cut on my foot. I came out unscathed, joking with my teammates who make mistakes and I wish them the best,” he concluded.
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Source: Clarin
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