Two dead in Brazil World Cup stadium accident: Police

November 28, 2013 03:29

Two workers were killed Wednesday when a crane collapsed at a stadium set to host next year's World Cup opener, raising fresh doubts about Brazil's ability to finish work for the tournament on schedule.

Andres Sanchez, operations director at the Arena Corinthians site, told a press conference that the workers, aged 44 and 42, were crushed to death as a crane hoisting a 500-ton metallic piece to the top of the roof collapsed. He said the cause of the mishap was not yet known but was under investigation.

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