kingcarr21 Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 Flyover collapses in Brazil World Cup host city A flyover has collapsed on to vehicles in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, killing two people. The concrete and steel bridge, which was under construction, fell on to traffic on a busy highway. The front of a commuter bus was crushed along with two apparently unoccupied construction lorries. A car was also reported crushed. The south-eastern Brazilian city is due to host a football World Cup semi-final match next week. The health department of the state of Minas Gerais, of which Belo Horizonte is the capital, said the bus driver and another person were killed, and 22 other people were injured. Authorities said they had not yet reached a small passenger car that was flattened by the collapse. It was not known if anyone was inside the car but officials said they would be working through the night to try to free it. It is not known if anyone was in a crushed car, but engineers worked through the night to try to free it Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Twitter that it was "with sadness" that she found out about the accident, and she offered her "solidarity to the victims' families". Belo Horizonte Mayor Marcio Lacerda visited the scene of the accident and declared three days of mourning for the two victims, the city government said in a statement. The construction firm that was responsible for building the flyover, Cowan, said it "deeply regrets what happened". "At the moment, the priority is to support victims and their families," it said in a statement. The company said technical staff had been sent to the scene to start investigations. A spokesman for the rescue services said that 13 people had been rescued from the damaged bus Two trucks were also crushed by the flyover but officials said these were empty at the time of the incident
kingcarr21 Posted 4 July 2014 Author Posted 4 July 2014 Another tragic accident with more lives lost. RIP
separator Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 Luckily only 2 people judging by the photo. I'm guessing health & safety isn't top priority over there. The concrete deck of a bridge just doesn't fall down, even if it is still being constructed.
lgfualol Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 Terrible. Just think with all that money they spent on stadiums they'll never use again, they might actually improve the country.
purpleronnie Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 Terrible. Just think with all that money they spent on stadiums they'll never use again, they might actually improve the country. I thought the stadiums were being used after the WC.
Amin Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 I thought the stadiums were being used after the WC. They will be, although Brasilia and Manaus probably won't get much use out of their stadiums.
MooseBreath Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 You expect a few deaths on construction projects wherever you are, but to allow something like this to happen is really dreadful engineering. Doesn't even seem like they have any weather issue to blame. Just pure incompetence. I suspect it's probably the result of rushing to get it finished. Now two are dead and more will be going to jail. A bit of planning wouldn't have gone amiss chaps.
StanSP Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 Holy shit, that first photo I saw scrolling down RIP to the 2 who died.
Lichfieldfox. Posted 4 July 2014 Posted 4 July 2014 Awful. Don't diss health and safety, saves lives invisible prevention.
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