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Two people died in the collapse of the French bridge, and the truck was overweight by 31 tons.

  • Author:Cona
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  • Release Date:2019-11-20
  According to colleagues from Sunny worldwide Logistics, local time Monday (18) morning,Toulouse, FranceA bridge collapsed in the northern Tarn River. A car and a truck fell into the river, killing two people and injuring at least six people. One of the deceased was a 15-year-old girl.

     Two people died in the collapse of the French bridge, and the truck was overweight by 31 tons.

     bridgeCollapsed, part of the bridge sinks into the water @IC Photo

     The local prosecutor initially determined that the accident wasTruck overloadCaused.

     The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on the 19th that the 15-year-old girl in the truck driver and the car had been killed in the accident, while the girl’s mother was rescued after landing. In addition, five people were seriously injured, including two rescue workers.

BC quoted local prosecutor Dominique Alzeari as saying that the truck that fell into the water weighed more than 50 tons, and the 1931 bridge had a maximum load of 19 tons.

“From the current point of view, this heavy truck is the direct cause of the collapse of the bridge,” the prosecutor said at a press conference on Tuesday (19th) local time.

     On the day of the AFP incident (18th), the Upper Garonne Provincial Council stated that the bridge was thoroughly inspected in 2017 and “has no structural problems”.

     Limited front sign in front of the bridge (right) @IC Photo

  Eric Oget, mayor of Mirepoix-sur-Tarn, said that people may rarely notice the front of the bridge.Weight limit"I have seen heavy trucks passing this bridge many times."
He also pointed out that "we have been very vigilant in cooperating with the city police to inspect (heavy trucks) and stop them from passing, but there are always fish that slip through the net."

   “The collapse of the bridge is a major loss for the local population,” said Oggert, “because it is an important crossing for locals to Toulouse.”