One of the six survivors of a 2016 plane crash that killed most of the Brazilian football team, Erwin Tumiri has walked away from a ghastly accident that took the lives of 21 people.
Erwin Tumiri who was one of just six people to survive the LaMia Flight 2933 in November 2016 which killed 71 of the 77 people on board including 19 players has again cheated death for the second time after a packed coach on which he was skidded of the road near the Bolivian city of Cochabamba.
The death toll from the tragedy currently stands at 21 and more than 30 people are said to have been injured.
Lucia Tumiri, Erwin’s sister confirms her brother was in hospital but had only suffered minor injuries, said: “I was very worried but he’s stable and thank God he’s survived once again.
Erwin told local media of his incredible new escape saying; “I was feeling a bit sleepy and listening to music on my mobile phone when I heard people screaming.
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.”
Cristian Rivera Rojas, a traumatologist at Arebalo Hospital in Cochabamba where Erwin is being treated, added: “There are no bone or ligament injuries. What Erwin has got is a flesh wound in his knee that needed cleaning and stitches.