A man who survived the horrific plane crash that killed most of Brazil’s Chapecoense football team in 2016 has again walked away virtually unharmed from a fatal bus crash.
Crew member, Erwin Tumiri was one of just six people to survive the LaMia Flight 2933 crash on November 28, 2016, that claimed the lives of 71 people. This grim event marked one of the darkest days in sporting history as well, as 19 of the 71 people killed were football players.
Again, however, On Wednesday, March 3, it emerged that the 30-year-old had again escaped almost-certain death for a second time after a bus he was travelling in reportedly lost control and careened down a hillside near the Bolivian city of Cochabamba.
Although Tumiri survived the accident, 22 other people were killed in the crash with more than 30 people said to have been injured.
At least 50 passengers were reportedly travelling on the bus at the time of the incident.
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Tumiri’s sister Lucia said her brother was in hospital but had suffered only minor injuries.
“I was very worried but he’s stable and, thank God, he’s survived once again. He has knee injuries and scratches on his back,” she said.
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“I’ve spoken to him and he says he’s okay,” she added.
When speaking to local media about his latest escape, Tumiri said that he caught unawares by the development in the bus because he was listening to music.
“I was feeling a bit sleepy and listening to music on my mobile phone when I heard people screaming,” he recounted.
“The only thing I could do was hold onto the seat in front of me, broaden my shoulders and lean against the window so I wouldn’t move as the coach overturned”.
Tumiri, who spoke from his hospital bed with a bandage over his right knee, also said that he was conscious throughout the ordeal.
“I remained conscious throughout and managed to crawl out of the vehicle when it came to a halt”, he said.
“I can’t believe what’s happened. I’ve got injuries to my arm and I can’t lift it up at the moment but I’ve been told I will recover mobility little by little. And I’ve got a gash on my knee, but that’s all.
“Things happen for a reason, in the good times and the bad,” he added.
Cristian Rivera Rojas, a traumatologist at the Arebalo Hospital in Cochabamba where Erwin is being treated said that Tumiri will soon be able to go home.
“There are no bone or ligament injuries. What Erwin has got is a flesh wound in his knee that needed cleaning and stitches,” Rivera Rojas said.
“He’s stable, conscious, and calm and he will be able to go home soon.”
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