150 hurt as Brazil Olympic buses collide

January 14, 2015 00:48

At least 150 people were injured on Tuesday in two collisions between rapid transit buses being rolled out in Rio ahead of next year's Olympic Games, officials said.

The first collision between the articulated vehicles left 30 injured while a second just half an hour later saw another 120 likewise suffer cuts and bruises.

It was not immediately clear why the buses, which run on specially designated lanes and are designed to transport some nine million people a month, had collided.

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