Sports News | 7 Fans of Brazil's Corinthians Soccer Team Have Been Killed in a Bus Crash, Dozens Wounded
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. A bus carrying fans of the Brazilian soccer team Corinthians crashed following a match in the city of Belo Horizonte, killing at least seven people and injuring 36 others, police said.
Sao Paulo, Aug 21 (AP) A bus carrying fans of the Brazilian soccer team Corinthians crashed following a match in the city of Belo Horizonte, killing at least seven people and injuring 36 others, police said.
The seven dead were members of a club of supporters of Corinthians called Gavioes da Fiel. They had traveled from the city of Taubaté in northeast Sao Paulo state to watch their team's 1-1 draw with Cruzeiro in a Brazilian championship game Saturday evening.
Passengers told local media the bus lost its breaks and flipped over trying to avoid a head on crash with another bus.
Corinthians said in a statement it will give support to families of the victims. Other Brazilian clubs also expressed their sorrow for the accident as did President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is also a fan of the club. (AP)
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