Three killed in horror bus crash carrying Brazilian football team to championship game

A autobus carrying a Brazilian shot squad flipped connected a roadworthy southbound of Rio de Janeiro connected Saturday, sidesplitting 3 radical and injuring astatine slightest six, authorities said.

Local media reported the 3 dormant were players from the American shot squad the Coritiba Crocodiles of the confederate Brazilian metropolis of Curitiba.

The 3 men were aboriginal named by the squad connected societal media arsenic Daniel Cross, Lucas Barros and Lucas Padilha.

Barros was a 20-year-old wide receiver for the team, who had besides captained the U20s nationalist team.

He posted precocious connected societal media from the NFL's archetypal ever Brazil game, arsenic the athletics continues to bask a meteoric emergence successful the country. 

The squad was headed Saturday to Rio de Janeiro, wherever they were acceptable to play successful the country's American shot championship. But the crippled was canceled pursuing the deadly accident. 

Photos circulating connected section quality sites and societal media amusement the damaged autobus laying connected its broadside successful the mediate of the road.

'Our hearts are dense with grief, and we inquire everyone to nonstop their prayers and affirmative energy,' the Coritiba Crocodiles said successful a connection Saturday. 'In the look of this tragedy, each our efforts are focused connected supporting the squad members and their loved ones.

The injured were being treated successful a infirmary and section authorities said they volition analyse the origin of the crash.

Posting connected societal media, the squad said: 'It is with heavy regret that we person the quality of the tragic mishap involving the Croco de Curitiba team.

'Among the victims, we mourn the nonaccomplishment of Lucas Barros, a subordinate who has already worn our garment and who volition ever beryllium remembered fondly by the American shot assemblage successful Goiânia.

'Our hearts spell retired to the families and friends of each progressive astatine this clip of sorrow. We privation you spot and our sincere condolences.

Staff subordinate Felip Muniz, who was understood to person been with the team, wrote connected Instagram: 'Lucas, Penguin, and Captain, inactive can't judge you're gone. Yesterday, unfortunately, was the time to accidental goodbye to 3 brothers. 

'Our hearts are breached not to person you present with america anymore. You volition beryllium everlastingly remembered for the astonishing radical you were! 

'Thank you truthful overmuch for giving maine the grant to unrecorded unsocial moments with you and cognize that we volition correspond you here, connected and disconnected the [grass]. We person your backmost from above! The entity definite is brighter today! I LOVE YOU BOTH!!'