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| Overpass in Brazil's World Cup host city collapses on to vehicles below | |
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| An overpass in Brazil that was part of the World Cup infrastructure plan has collapsed on to vehicles below. | |
| The overpass in World Cup host city Belo Horizonte collapsed on Thursday afternoon. Local news media quoted firefighters on the scene as saying at least one person has died and another 10 are injured. | The overpass in World Cup host city Belo Horizonte collapsed on Thursday afternoon. Local news media quoted firefighters on the scene as saying at least one person has died and another 10 are injured. |
| Live TV images showed what appeared to be a school bus and other vehicles trapped under the rubble. | Live TV images showed what appeared to be a school bus and other vehicles trapped under the rubble. |
| It is not yet clear if people are trapped inside those vehicles. Calls to Belo Horizonte's fire department were not immediately returned. | It is not yet clear if people are trapped inside those vehicles. Calls to Belo Horizonte's fire department were not immediately returned. |
| The overpass was one of the many infrastructure projects aimed at improving the city's ailing public transport network. The bridge was to be used as for passenger buses in a system known as BRT/Move, considered a legacy project from the World Cup. | The overpass was one of the many infrastructure projects aimed at improving the city's ailing public transport network. The bridge was to be used as for passenger buses in a system known as BRT/Move, considered a legacy project from the World Cup. |
| Heavy government spending on the World Cup and long delays in finishing promised infrastructure projects have spurred violent street protests in Brazil over the past year, although they have died down in recent weeks. | Heavy government spending on the World Cup and long delays in finishing promised infrastructure projects have spurred violent street protests in Brazil over the past year, although they have died down in recent weeks. |