Un bebeluş a murit şi cel puţin 17 persoane au fost rănite după ce o maşină a intrat joi seară accidental în mulţimea care se plimba pe celebra promenadă de la plaja Copacabana, la Rio de Janeiro, în Brazilia, potrivit autorităţilor şi media locale, citate de dpa şi AFP, transmite agerpres.
At least 15 injured – including four children – after car ploughs into pedestrians on busy promenade on Rio’s famous Copacabana Beach in Brazil https://t.co/LnFPmJu2q7 pic.twitter.com/xh0kgk1aEg
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 19, 2018
Se pare că şoferul a pierdut controlul vehiculului, a precizat poliţia. Nu există semnale că ar fi fost vorba de un atac terorist, a anunţat pe Twitter poliţia militară din Rio.
#BREAKING Driver hits several people with car at Copacabana beach in Brazil. At least 15 people injured, among them children.
https://t.co/A1WbEwmLkf— Natasha Fatah? (@NatashaFatah) January 19, 2018
Şoferul, în vârstă de 41 de ani, a spus că a avut o criză epileptică la volan, a relatat portalul de ştiri O Globo. Doi copii şi un turist australian se numără printre răniţi.
#BREAKING Authorithies confirm the Copacabana car incident is not terror related. Driver had an epilepsy attack and lost control of his car. pic.twitter.com/2nIEJ5HagK
— Guido Mastrangelo (@GuidoGma) January 19, 2018
Horror on #Copacabana Beach: Baby is killed and ‘at least 15 people are hurt’ as car ‘ploughs into #pedestrians‘ on tourist-packed promenade in #RiodeJaneiro pic.twitter.com/lCPVZ2ZsWy
— Real News Line (@RealNewsLine) January 19, 2018
Car plows through Copacabana sidewalk, kills baby, injures 15 https://t.co/kyPdzwt52M pic.twitter.com/kr15JV3nql
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) January 19, 2018
