At least
two people were killed and 19 injured today after an overpass built as
part of Brazil's World Cup improvement works collapsed onto a busy road.
Authorities in Belo Horizonte, south-east Brazil, had rushed to get the road system ready for the start of the competition.
According
to firefighters, the viaduct over the Pedro I avenue - close to the
Mineirao football stadium - fell on top of a car, two trucks and a bus
The driver of the bus has been confirmed as among the dead.
The
car was completely flattened by the concrete structure and police fear
more bodies could be trapped underneath the collapsed structure.
According
to witnesses, workmen were removing the iron structure surrounding the
concrete viaduct when the road suddenly collapsed
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