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Police will investigate whether a group of cyclists was hit by a bus at Rodovia dos Bandeirantes on Saturday morning (26) on the track or on the road. Two people died and the driver is responsible for manslaughter.
The group of 28 cyclists came back from a 90-km circuit that had been training for a race that they would play Sunday (27) in São José dos Campos. They left a gas station near the Jockey Club, cycled throughout Marginal Pinheiros, part of the Marginal Tietê, until Anhanguera, took the Rodoanel and returned by the Bandeirantes road.
The idea was to return to the starting point, but at km 17, around 10:30, a bus traveled through the group. Keila Blumen, 41, died on the spot. Raphael Santos Miranda, 33, was saved but died at the hospital. At least four cyclists are still hospitalized, according to firefighters.
The driver will answer for manslaughter, when there is no intention to kill, at liberty. According to the police, he called for help, waited for the service and was not drunk.
Cyclists stated that the driver had hit the victims in the shoulder. "Just the bus was coming and going with more than 20 cyclists, we were walking on the shoulder, the driver, after what we noticed, had a motorbike guy," he said. said businessman João Paulo Vidal.
According to the bus company's lawyer, part of the group left the road and entered the lane. "The bus was in the normal running range and, when he saw the group, he went on the other lane.The cyclist's cake arrived at the front of the bus," said the bus. lawyer Antonio Carlos Colo.
The police will look for whether the shot has arrived on the aisle or in the hallway, and look for freeway images that have recorded the exact moment of the accident.
The State Highway Police warns that the practice of this sport on highways requires precautions. "The police recommend that the police walk by the shoulder, but with the maximum of security to avoid entering the firing range," said police officer Juliano de Paula Pepe.
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