Two Dead After Rio 2016 Olympic Legacy Cycle Path Collapses
- Five people fell into the sea after 50-meter section collapsed
- New cycle path had been open for less than four months
View of a recently inaugurated bicycle track after it collapsed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 21, 2016.
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Two people have died after a 50-meter section of a recently completed cycle path built as part of Rio de Janeiro’s preparations to host the 2016 summer Olympics collapsed.
The 44.7 million reais ($12.7 million) cycle path, which only opened in mid-January, was hit by a strong wave before it collapsed while five people were taking a ride on Thursday, a public holiday in Brazil. Emergency services are at the scene, said a spokeswoman for Rio’s City Hall.