Carnival float crushes spectators at Rio samba parade, 20 hurt

People try to move a parade float after an accident during the carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Pilar Olivaresl, February 26, 2017. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The spectacular Carnival parade of Rio's top samba troupes was marred by the injury of 20 people who where pushed against a wall by a faulty float at the start of the famed Sambadrome show, organizers said on Monday.

The accident did not stop the all night parade by six of the city's elite samba schools that spend millions each year to compete for the title of champion by parading down a 700-meter avenue with thousands of dancers driven by powerful drum sections.