At least 6 people have lost their lives and nine others have been injured after a footbridge collapsed near Florida International University in Miami.
Their death was announced by the police after rescuers spent the night in searching for victims who were trapped beneath the structure there.
The 862-tonne, 174ft (53m) bridge crushed at least eight vehicles according to the police, as it had fallen over an eight-lane motorway on Thursday afternoon.
The bridge was erected on Saturday in only 6 hours.
A method named “accelerated bridge construction” was used to build this bridge to avoid traffic disruption in that area. According to the sources, A big part of the bridge was assembled on the side of the road and then raised into that place.
What’s latest on the victims?
As the death was announced early on Friday, Miami-Dade police spokesman Alvaro Zabaleta says that the operation was now moving from rescue to recovery. Those people working at the site were having to take extreme care because of the possibility of searching more victims and also for their own safety.
