PHOTOS: Overpass collapse in Brazil kills at least 2
July 3, 2014
A truck is trapped underneath a collapsed bridge in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The overpass under construction collapsed Thursday in the Brazilian World Cup host city. The collapse took place on a main avenue, the expansion of which was part of the World Cup infrastructure plan but, like most urban mobility projects related to the Cup, was not finished on time for the event. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ( APTOPIX Brazil Wcup Overpass Collapse )
View of a viaduct that collapsed on July 3, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, crushing several vehicles. Two persons were killed and 19 injured Thursday when an unfinished viaduct collapsed in the southeastern Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, firefighters said. AFP PHOTO/LINCON ZARBIETTI /O TEMPO - BRAZIL /AFP/Getty Images ( 531346743 )
Fire department personnel work to retrieve a car from underneath a collapsed bridge in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The overpass under construction collapsed Thursday in the Brazilian World Cup host city. The incident took place on a main avenue, the expansion of which was part of the World Cup infrastructure plan but, like most urban mobility projects related to the Cup, was not finished on time for the event. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ( Brazil Wcup Overpass Collapse )
View of a viaduct that collapsed on July 3, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, crushing several vehicles. Two persons were killed and 19 injured Thursday when an unfinished viaduct collapsed in the southeastern Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, firefighters said. AFP PHOTO/LINCON ZARBIETTI/AFP/Getty Images ( 531346733 )
A bus sits damaged next to a bridge after it collapsed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The overpass under construction collapsed Thursday in the Brazilian World Cup host city. The incident took place on a main avenue, the expansion of which was part of the World Cup infrastructure plan but, like most urban mobility projects related to the Cup, was not finished on time for the event. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ( Brazil Wcup Overpass Collapse )
Fire department personnel work to retrieve a car pressed underneath a collapsed bridge in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The overpass under construction collapsed Thursday in the Brazilian World Cup host city. The incident took place on a main avenue, the expansion of which was part of the World Cup infrastructure plan but, like most urban mobility projects related to the Cup, was not finished on time for the event. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ( Brazil Wcup Overpass Collapse )
A bus sits damaged after a bridge collapsed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The overpass under construction collapsed Thursday in the Brazilian World Cup host city. The incident took place on a main avenue, the expansion of which was part of the World Cup infrastructure plan but, like most urban mobility projects related to the Cup, was not finished on time for the event. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ( Brazil Wcup Overpass Collapse )
Fire department personnel work to retrieve a body from a bus after retrieving it from underneath a collapsed bridge in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Thursday, July 3, 2014. The overpass under construction collapsed Thursday in the Brazilian World Cup host city. The incident took place on a main avenue, the expansion of which was part of the World Cup infrastructure plan but, like most urban mobility projects related to the Cup, was not finished on time for the event. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) ( Brazil Wcup Overpass Collapse )
Firefighters and policemen work on a public transport bus partially crushed by a viaduct that collapsed on July 3, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. An unfinished overpass collapsed on vehicles in Brazil's southeastern World Cup city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 19, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PEDRO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531347929 )
Firefighters and policemen work at the site where a bus and trucks were crushed by a viaduct that collapsed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on July 3, 2014. An unfinished overpass collapsed on vehicles in Brazil's southeastern World Cup city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 19, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PEDRO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531347897 )
Firefighters and policemen work at the site where several vehicles were crushed by a viaduct that collapsed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on July 3, 2014. An unfinished overpass collapsed on vehicles in Brazil's southeastern World Cup city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 19, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PEDRO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531347979 )
Firefighters and policemen work at the site where several vehicles were crushed by a viaduct that collapsed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on July 3, 2014. An unfinished overpass collapsed on vehicles in Brazil's southeastern World Cup city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 19, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PEDRO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531347972 )
Firefighters and policemen work at the site where several vehicles were crushed by a viaduct that collapsed in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on July 3, 2014. An unfinished overpass collapsed on vehicles in Brazil's southeastern World Cup city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 19, officials said. AFP PHOTO/PEDRO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 531347938 )
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