Former major league baseball players killed in Venezuela car crash 'staged by bandits'

Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo died in crash caused by highway bandits who then robbed them, officials say

Former major league players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo were killed in a car crash in Venezuela caused by highway bandits who then robbed them, officials said on Friday.

The 33-year-old Valbuena and 37-year-old Castillo died late on Thursday when their SUV crashed as it tried to veer around an object on the road, Yaracuy state governor Julio Leon Heredia said on his Twitter account. Officials said some bandits place or throw objects on highways to force vehicles to stop or crash so they can rob the occupants.

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