Despite bus killing a man who was walking on the sidewalk in Braga
Accident happened in Avenida Central in the city of Braga. There is still one minor injury to be registered.
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País Braga
One person died this Friday after an "out of control" bus crashed on Avenida Central in Braga. There is also one slightly injured person, the Braga District Relief Operations Command confirmed to Notícias ao Minuto.
According to the Jornal de Notícias, the fatal victim is a 64-year-old man who was walking on the sidewalk at the time of the collision and was hit. He was reportedly a city council employee.
Several Civil Protection sources also confirmed to Agência Lusa that the Transportes Urbanos de Braga (TUB) bus, which was traveling on Avenida Central, crashed into two cars, knocked down an electricity pole and ended up stopping on the sidewalk, fatally hitting a pedestrian, around 11:25 am this Friday,
The fatal victim was a municipal employee in the tourism sector and the slightly injured person is the bus driver, who is receiving psychological support from INEM.
On the scene are the Braga Firefighters, the Braga Volunteer Firefighters, INEM, the Public Security Police (PSP) and a city councilman with the municipal Civil Protection services.
[News updated at 1:45 pm]
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