Eight people were initially reported injured after an old hanging bridge in Kabankalan City Negros Occidental collapsed.
According to a report, people were gathered on the bridge to watch a fluvial parade as part of the Sinulog festival activity when suddenly the bridge collapsed. In a video shared by Felogene Montecino, it can be seen numbers of people were dropped-off the river and some were still hanged waiting for the rescue.
It is thought that the bridge is 30-year-old, and due to overloading that caused the structure to collapse. Report said all of them were rescued from the water.
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