Bus invades cycle path in Campos; driver reports brake failure A bus on the Jóquei x Santa Rosa line left the road, invaded the cycle path and knocked down part of the protective structure this Monday morning (6), on Avenida 28 de Março, close to the intersection with Rua Santo Antônio, in the vicinity of Cidade da Criança, in Campos dos Goytacazes, in the North of Fluminense. According to witnesses, the bus only stopped on the median. Some victims suffered minor injuries. Initially, Campos City Hall reported, based on information provided by the company responsible for the collective, that the driver avoided a car that had stopped suddenly in front while the traffic light was changing to yellow. ? Follow the g1 Norte Fluminense channel on WhatsApp. IMTT maintained the version that there was no mechanical failure and fined the vehicle. Margareth Fernandes However, witnesses who helped rescue the passengers presented another version. According to them, the driver stated shortly after the accident that the bus had no brakes. Event producer Denis Vinícius Martins Rangel said he heard the impact and ran to help. "When it was nine o'clock, we heard a crashing noise, not braking. When we looked, the bus went onto the bike path. We were lucky that the light was open, because, if it had been closed, it would have caught five or six cars." According to Denis, the driver said the bus lost its brakes. He and another man forced the door open to remove the passengers. "We opened the bus and started getting people out." Student inspector Fábio Satiro also participated in the rescue. He stated that the priority was to remove the passengers who had fallen in the aisle and check that no one had been trapped under the vehicle. "We first removed the ladies who were lying in the aisle and then asked them to leave one by one. Our concern was to check if there was anyone under the bus, because it was on the bike path." According to witnesses, more than 25 people were in the bus at the time of the accident. A passenger who was on her way to medical care for a broken arm was reportedly injured again by the impact. Passenger reports problems in the fleet Housewife Márcia Valéria Maria, who was on the bus, said she believed the driver swerved to avoid hitting other vehicles and pedestrians. "The car lost its brakes and, in order not to hurt anyone or hit another car, it ran into the bike lane." She also criticized the conditions of the fleet and the working conditions of drivers. "There's no brakes, there's no air conditioning, there's no everything." The passenger also stated that there are problems related to vehicle maintenance and the payment of company employees. The statements represent the interviewee's report and were not confirmed by the responsible bodies. IMTT maintains the driver's version After listening to the witnesses, g1 returned to Campos City Hall. In a new note, the Municipal Traffic and Transport Institute (IMTT) reported that the driver reaffirmed that there had been no mechanical failure and maintained the version that he avoided a vehicle that stopped suddenly when the signal changed to yellow. The institute also reported that inspectors found that the bus was traveling without the Inspection Certificate, a mandatory document for the operation of the vehicle. Therefore, an infraction notice was drawn up. g1 also requested images from the monitoring camera installed at the scene of the accident, which could help clarify the dynamics of the incident. Until the publication of this report, the request had not been responded to and the company had not responded. READ ALSO: Motoboy dies, hit by oncoming car on BR-356; weekend records other accidents with deaths in the region Landslide on the banks of RJ-186 has been worrying residents for almost five years in Santo Antônio de Pádua Two women are shot dead in Trajano de Moraes; one of them had reported threats on social media days before