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Authorities deny responsibility for road accident

Xinhua, February 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

The vice president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Ramon Jesurun denied responsibility on Wednesday for the road accident in Venezuela that involved Argentinian team Club Atletico Huracan.

"Looking for someone to blame now seems unfair to me. Nobody wants accidents to happen but they are unexpected. Conmebol holds no responsibility," said the official.

Several players were injured in a road accident two weeks ago in Caracas. The club asked to postpone Tuesday's second-leg match of the Copa Libertadores de America against Colombia's Atletico Nacional, but Jesurun said the club did not ask far enough in advance.

Huracan's coach Eduardo Dominguez criticized the soccer organization when he said "no thought had been given toward the club, not even a phone call."

Huracan lost to the Colombian side 2-0 in their first match.

The accident happened on Feb. 10 when brakes on the bus transporting the Huracan's team and coaching staff stopped working which led to the bus overturning in a mountainous region on the way to Caracas airport. Enditem