At least 46 fans of the Flamengo suffered injuries, four of them seriously, when the bus in which they were traveling to Argentina to attend the match against racing of the semi-finals of the Libertadores Cup overturned on a highway in the state of Rio de Janeiro.
He accident was recorded around 6:10 p.m. (10:10 p.m. in Spain) this Monday at kilometer 281 of the Presidente Dutra highway, one of the main highways in Brazil, as it connects the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Pauloand in the jurisdiction of the municipality of Barra Mansa, according to the Federal Highway Police.
“They were registered 46 victims, of which 32 were not serious, 10 were moderately serious and 4 were serious.“, the concessionaire that manages the highway reported in a statement.
According to the images from the dealership’s own cameras, the bus took a turn for still unknown reasons and ended up overturning on the road, whose traffic had to be interrupted for about an hour.
The fans of Flamengo They had chartered the bus to travel to Avellaneda, where next Wednesday the Rio team will face the racing Argentine in the second leg of the Libertadores semifinals.
After having won 1-0 in the first leg, played on Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro and thanks to a goal in the final minutes by the Colombian Jorge Carrascal, former Sevilla Atléticothe team led by the former red and white Filipe Luis needs a draw or a victory by any score in Avellaneda to reach the final of the continental tournament.
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Among the fans who were injured in the accident were members of Urubuzada and Nação 12, two of the main organized fans of the club. Flamengo.
