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- Oct 18, 2006
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Wanabodi,
Watu wanne mpaka sasa wamethibitika kufariki dunia na wengine wengi kujeruhiwa baada ya daraja la watembea kwa miguu kuanguka na kuangukia magari yaliyokuwa yanapita chini.
Tukio hilo limetokea leo Florida, karibia na Chuo Kikuu cha Florida, ambapo daraja hilo liliwekwa jumamosi iliyopita kwa ajili ya kuwasaidia wanafunzi na wapita njia wengine kuepukana na madhara kugongwa na magari
UPDATES; Idadi ya vifo imeongezeka mpaka kufika watu sita
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(CNN) At least four people died Thursday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed near Florida International University, Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Dave Downey said.
At least eight cars were crushed under the bridge and at least nine people were transported to hospitals for treatment, authorities said.
"The most important thing we can do right now is pray for the individuals who ended up in the hospital, for their full recovery, and pray for the family members who lost loved ones," Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday night.
Scott said the state would do its best to determine if any wrongdoing led to the collapse and, if so, that people would be held accountable.
The bridge's span was just installed Saturday, an effort to boost safety on a busy street where an FIU student was fatally struck by a vehicle last year.
It is unclear why the bridge, which was still under construction, collapsed onto a busy state highway.
"We heard a loud bang behind us ... and we looked back and the bridge had completely collapsed," said Isabella Carrasco, a student at the University of Miami, who had just passed underneath the bridge in a car. Doctors and medical students ran to the scene from a nearby building and started giving medical attention to victims, she said.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott was briefed on the incident by Perez, according to a schedule released by his office. He will be on the school's campus this evening to speak with local law enforcement and university officials, his office said.
Carrasco said she saw at least five or six cars completely crushed beneath the bridge.
"Someone on the side of the road had asked a police officer if she had heard any response from the people inside the car," Carrasco said, "and she shook her head and said no."
Ricardo Dejo, an FIU civil engineering student, told CNN he saw cars pinned beneath the bridge. "I can't describe it," Dejo said. "We were really excited about the bridge (before the crash).
Everything looked fine. I went underneath it with my own car and it looked great."
Chanzo: CNN
Watu wanne mpaka sasa wamethibitika kufariki dunia na wengine wengi kujeruhiwa baada ya daraja la watembea kwa miguu kuanguka na kuangukia magari yaliyokuwa yanapita chini.
Tukio hilo limetokea leo Florida, karibia na Chuo Kikuu cha Florida, ambapo daraja hilo liliwekwa jumamosi iliyopita kwa ajili ya kuwasaidia wanafunzi na wapita njia wengine kuepukana na madhara kugongwa na magari
UPDATES; Idadi ya vifo imeongezeka mpaka kufika watu sita
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(CNN) At least four people died Thursday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed near Florida International University, Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Dave Downey said.
At least eight cars were crushed under the bridge and at least nine people were transported to hospitals for treatment, authorities said.
"The most important thing we can do right now is pray for the individuals who ended up in the hospital, for their full recovery, and pray for the family members who lost loved ones," Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday night.
Scott said the state would do its best to determine if any wrongdoing led to the collapse and, if so, that people would be held accountable.
The bridge's span was just installed Saturday, an effort to boost safety on a busy street where an FIU student was fatally struck by a vehicle last year.
It is unclear why the bridge, which was still under construction, collapsed onto a busy state highway.
"We heard a loud bang behind us ... and we looked back and the bridge had completely collapsed," said Isabella Carrasco, a student at the University of Miami, who had just passed underneath the bridge in a car. Doctors and medical students ran to the scene from a nearby building and started giving medical attention to victims, she said.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott was briefed on the incident by Perez, according to a schedule released by his office. He will be on the school's campus this evening to speak with local law enforcement and university officials, his office said.
Carrasco said she saw at least five or six cars completely crushed beneath the bridge.
"Someone on the side of the road had asked a police officer if she had heard any response from the people inside the car," Carrasco said, "and she shook her head and said no."
Ricardo Dejo, an FIU civil engineering student, told CNN he saw cars pinned beneath the bridge. "I can't describe it," Dejo said. "We were really excited about the bridge (before the crash).
Everything looked fine. I went underneath it with my own car and it looked great."
Chanzo: CNN
