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Colombia Bridge Collapse Throws Workers to Their Deaths | Colombia Bridge Collapse Throws Workers to Their Deaths |
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A bridge under construction in a mountainous region of central Colombia has collapsed, throwing 10 workers about 900 feet to their deaths. | A bridge under construction in a mountainous region of central Colombia has collapsed, throwing 10 workers about 900 feet to their deaths. |
The victims had been doing drainage work on Monday on the Chirijara bridge, a 1,500-foot-long structure over a gorge about an hour’s drive from Villavicencio, on the highway to the capital, Bogotá. | |
Nine of those who fell died immediately, and the 10th died of his injuries after being taken to a hospital. | Nine of those who fell died immediately, and the 10th died of his injuries after being taken to a hospital. |
Coviandes, the company carrying out the work, published the names of the nine who died at the site and said that others wounded in the collapse were being treated. | Coviandes, the company carrying out the work, published the names of the nine who died at the site and said that others wounded in the collapse were being treated. |
The National Infrastructure Agency of Colombia said it was investigating the cause. About 260 feet of the bridge was still incomplete when it collapsed. | The National Infrastructure Agency of Colombia said it was investigating the cause. About 260 feet of the bridge was still incomplete when it collapsed. |
The bridge was intended as an improvement to the highway linking Bogotá and Villavicencio. The picturesque route crosses the tropical northern Andes, with a series of sharp bends and vertiginous drops. | The bridge was intended as an improvement to the highway linking Bogotá and Villavicencio. The picturesque route crosses the tropical northern Andes, with a series of sharp bends and vertiginous drops. |
The same route was the scene of a landslide in 1974, which claimed at least 200 lives. | The same route was the scene of a landslide in 1974, which claimed at least 200 lives. |
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