Bus overturns, leaving people dead and injured The bus that overturned with a basketball team in the interior of Ceará in the early hours of this Monday (15) left 31 people injured and 7 dead. The injured were taken to a hospital in the municipality of Tauá and to an Emergency Care Unit also in the city. According to Tauá city hall, five injured people remain under observation and one person will be transferred to Juazeiro do Norte Hospital in the next few hours. The city hall did not inform the health status of those who remain hospitalized, nor whether they are athletes or members of the technical committee. ✅ Follow the g1 Ceará channel on WhatsApp Firefighters who responded to the incident reported that the survivors had minor abrasions on their bodies. Some received medical care and have already been discharged from Tauá hospital. READ ALSO: Basketball team that lost seven athletes had been champion hours before Who were the 7 athletes who died in a team bus accident? The accident with the group of athletes occurred on CE-187, in the district of Santa Teresa, in Tauá, a municipality approximately 340 km from Fortaleza. The team is from Juazeiro do Norte and was returning from Sobral, where it participated and won an under-19 basketball competition. Among the injured were teenagers and members of the coaching staff. There is no clarification of the causes of the accident until the last update of this report. An examination will assess whether there was driver error or a mechanical problem. Basketball team bus accident leaves dead and injured in Ceará Reproduction According to police officers at the scene, the passengers were not wearing seat belts; When it rolled over, the victims were thrown out and run over by the bus itself. One person who was on the bus passenger list was not located. It has not yet been confirmed whether this person actually boarded the vehicle. Basketball team bus accident kills seven athletes in Tauá, in the interior of Ceará Art g1 Cause of the accident A firefighter at the scene stated that he spoke with the driver of the vehicle, who presented two versions of the cause of the accident at different times. "He said he dozed off, slept. Then he said there were some holes in the track, but we looked and there weren't any holes," said Sub-Lieutenant da Silva. According to the sub-lieutenant, the driver was apparently in good health. "He was sad, very sad, but he was fine." According to the Ceará Public Security Secretariat (SSPDS), the driver was taken to the Tauá hospital, fled the scene and then reported himself to the Tauá Civil Police Station. Teams were called to respond to the incident at 3:24 am, after reports that victims were trapped in the wreckage. There, agents began search, rescue and assistance to victims, with support from other emergency agencies. According to the Fire Department, the vehicle was carrying members of a sports delegation, as well as other occupants. Basketball team bus accident leaves dead and injured in Ceará Reproduction At around 8am, they completed the removal of bodies that had become stuck to the wreckage. Entities regret The governor of Ceará, Elmano de Freitas, expressed himself on social media lamenting the death of the athletes. "I received with deep sadness the news of the serious accident involving a bus on the CE-187, between Tauá and Quiterianópolis, which left people dead and injured. Among the passengers were young members of the basketball delegation", he said. "I express all my solidarity with the families and friends of the victims. May God comfort everyone's hearts in this moment of immense pain", he added. The Department of Education of the State of Ceará (Seduc) stated, in a statement, that it sympathizes with the families of the victims. "Seduc sympathizes with the victims, their families, friends and the entire school community at this time of pain and consternation. Seduc will continue to monitor the case and collaborate with the responsible authorities, adopting the necessary measures to ensure assistance to the people involved." Juazeiro do Norte City Hall also expressed regret over the death of the students. The Department of Health also says that a support point was installed at the Multisport Gym, offering psychological care, social assistance and emergency support to affected families. Basketball team bus accident leaves dead and injured in Ceará Reproduction Watch the most viewed videos from Ceará: