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BEIJING, China (AFP) — Three people were killed and two injured in eastern China when a highway overpass collapsed and crushed cars below it, local officials said Friday. Videos posted online showed a large section of the bridge in Jiangsu province swaying before falling on top of moving vehicles on Thursday night. One clip posted on Twitter-like Weibo showed the bridge narrowly missing a small three-wheel car, whose driver leapt out and ran away. […]
FLORIDA (Eagle News) – A month after the mass shootings in South Florida, another tragic event took place in the Sunshine State. A newly constructed pedestrian bridge collapsed at Florida International University (FIU) in the middle of the afternoon causing injuries and killing at least six people. FIU released a statement that the street portion on 8th street would be temporarily closed for installment of the pedestrian bridge from Friday night, March 9, to early […]
by Leila Macor Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States – A newly installed pedestrian bridge over a six-lane highway in Miami on a college campus collapsed Thursday, crushing a number of cars below and reportedly leaving several people dead. The Miami Herald reported that an unknown number of people were trapped underneath the collapsed walkway, which connected Florida International University to a student housing area and was erected less than a week ago. The Florida Highway Patrol […]
JUNAGADH, GUJARAT, India (Reuters) — Over two dozen bus passengers had a miraculous escape in India on Sunday (May 22) when a bridge they were crossing collapsed, leaving their vehicle dangling over the edge. While part of the bridge fell into the ravine below, in Junagadh town in western Gujarat state, the passengers were able to evacuate the bus safely. They blamed the local authorities for the poor state of the road and said the […]
Protesters are blaming the government and FIFA for the collapse of an unfinished overpass in the host city of the World Cup in Brazil.
