A bridge collapsed in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas on Wednesday, leaving three dead. Up to 15 people are missing following the incident, firefighters and local media said. The Amazonas Fire Department said it was searching for the missing people after the collapse of a bridge on the BR-319 highway in the city of Careiro.
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According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Brazilian firefighters said that on the 28th local time, a bridge across a river in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas collapsed, confirming that three people were killed, 14 people were injured, and as many as 15 people were missing. The Amazon State Fire Department added that several vehicles were driving on the bridge when it collapsed, injuring 14 people.
At least three people have been confirmed dead, with as many as 15 missing after a bridge collapsed as some vehicles were travelling across it in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas, firefighters and local media said. Local media outlet G1 quoted multiple witnesses as saying the bridge had developed a crack, which was causing a traffic jam before the collapse.