Horror as public bus plummets 15m from a bridge killing seven people in Brazil
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | April 3, 2013 17:11A passenger bus plunged from a 15-metre-high bridge in The Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro yesterday killing at least seven people and closing the major thoroughfare where it landed.
Around 11 more people were injured in the accident, said Sergio Simoes, who heads Rio state’s Civil Defense department, adding that number of injured was likely to rise.
Simoes said the dead were five men and two women.
He said it was unclear how many were aboard and whether any of the passengers were children.
The cause of the accident was not immediately known, but Globo cited eyewitness as saying that a dispute between a passenger and the driver might have helped spark the crash.
Buses are the main form of public transit in this city of 6 million, despite their sometimes questionable safety records and often uncomfortable overcrowding levels.
Rio’s buses, operated by private companies, don’t have seat belts, and it’s not unusual for up to several dozen people at a time to travel standing up. Rio’s buses are also known for driving at high speeds, even in residential neighborhoods.
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