Fan dies after falling off football stadium in Brazil
Posted March 27, 2017 7:00 am
SAO PAULO (AP) - A Brazilian football fan has died after falling 25 meters from the top of Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo onto a parking lot.
The height is equivalent to an eight-story building.
Bruno Pereira da Silva, aged 23, suffered head injuries and died upon arrival at a local hospital on Sunday.
He and other fans were attempting to jump to a section of the stadium where they could get a better view of the Sao Paulo state championship match between Sao Paulo and archrival Corinthians. The game ended 1-1.
Friends of da Silva told Brazilian media Silva was attending his first football match.
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