An unfinished overpass has collapsed in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte, killing at least two people and injuring 10 more, Radio New Zealand reports.
Television images showed part of a passenger bus crushed under the overpass and news website G1 said another two trucks and a vehicle were also smashed.
A spokeswoman for the Minas Gerais state health department said two people died and 19 were injured in the collapse on Thursday. A fire department spokesman said one person was trapped in a car, and possibly more.
6 feridos na queda do viaduto foram para o hospital Risoleta Neves. Outros, para o João XXIII http://t.co/mM0iBQWmaB pic.twitter.com/DNmPISb4SP
— Estado de Minas (@em_com) July 3, 2014
The accident site is around 3 kilometres from the Mineirao stadium, where a World Cup semi-final match will be held next Tuesday, Reuters news agency says. The stadium has already hosted five games.
The cause of the collapse was unclear. The overpass was part of a network of bus lanes that Brazil planned to have ready for the World Cup, but was not finished on time.
