--- description: A bike path in Rio de Janeiro collapsed on Thursday, killing two people and injuring three, as the city prepares to host the Summer Olympics title: 2 Dead After Rio de Janeiro Bike Path Collapses image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38c7faacc2c61cc6/6988904b0a4a2229759c95ee/rio-bike-path.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [brazil](/tag/brazil/) ## brazil Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 2 Dead After Rio de Janeiro Bike Path Collapses  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 22, 2016 12:31 AM CUT  Damage is seen at the site of a collapsed section of a bicycle path in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 21. Damage is seen at the site of a collapsed section of a bicycle path in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 21.Nadia Sussman—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 22, 2016 12:31 AM CUT A bike path in Rio de Janeiro [collapsed on Thursday](http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/americas/rio-bike-path-collapses-kills-2/index.html "undefined"), killing two people and injuring three, as the city [prepares to host](http://time.com/4271376/brazil-corruption-scandal-olympics/ "undefined") the 2016 Summer Olympics. The city said a strong wave caused a 164-foot piece of the seaside path to detach and fall to the rocks and beach below, [CNN reported](http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/americas/rio-bike-path-collapses-kills-2/index.html "undefined"). The bike path, which cost $12 million, was part of renovation projects by the city in preparation for the Summer Games. The Olympic torch was [lit in Greece on Thursday](http://time.com/4302425/rio-olympics-2016-torch-lighting/ "undefined"), and it will arrive in Rio de Janeiro in August, when the games begin. City officials said engineers who designed the path will now “check and revise” it, CNN reported ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4304365/rio-de-janeiro-olympic-bike-path-collapses/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4304365/rio-de-janeiro-olympic-bike-path-collapses/"},"headline":"2 Dead After Rio de Janeiro Bike Path Collapses","datePublished":"2016-04-22T00:31:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T16:57:26.889Z","description":"The incident occurred on the same day the Olympic torch was lit in Greece","url":"https://time.com/4304365/rio-de-janeiro-olympic-bike-path-collapses/","keywords":["brazil"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38c7faacc2c61cc6/6988904b0a4a2229759c95ee/rio-bike-path.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38c7faacc2c61cc6/6988904b0a4a2229759c95ee/rio-bike-path.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Two Dead After Rio 2016 Olympic Legacy Cycle Path Collapses","caption":"Two Dead After Rio 2016 Olympic Legacy Cycle Path Collapses","creditText":"Nadia Sussman—Bloomberg/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/brazil/","name":"brazil"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4304365/rio-de-janeiro-olympic-bike-path-collapses/","name":"2 Dead After Rio de Janeiro Bike Path Collapses"}}]}] ```