02/15/2020 - 15:23
- Clarín.com
- sports
Eight fans of the Barcelona club in Ecuador died this Saturday, after the bus they were traveling in broke down on a route in northern Peru . The deceased returned to their country after encouraging their team for the Copa Libertadores in Lima in what meant the classification of the Guayaquil after eliminating Sporting Cristal
This was the mic that moved to the fans of Barcelona. AFP.
The Ecuadorian patent vehicle, which had departed from the Peruvian capital, left the Pan-American Highway and fell into an abyss of about 15 meters in a desert area , according to local police about the fact that shocked even the president of Ecuador, Lenin Moreno: " Our deep solidarity with the families of Barcelona fans who died in an accident in Peru. We are coordinating care for all those affected and the international procedures that are required."
Our deep solidarity with the families of @BarcelonaSC fans who died in an accident in Peru.
We are coordinating the care of all those affected and the international procedures that are required. All our support in these hard times!
For its part, the Ministry of Health said on Twitter: "The bus carrying members of the bar of the Barcelona Club of Guayaquil fell to a precipice of 15 meters . The injured have been referred to nearby health facilities. So far there are eight the deceased . " The authorities did not specify the number of injuries in the accident, which occurred 1100 km north of Lima.
On Peruvian routes, accidents are frequent because there are many dangerous curves, roads are in precarious conditions , lack of signaling, speeding of drivers and poor police control.