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Bridge collapses in Tegal, Central Java
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A bridge connecting Pagerbarang district and Margasari district, Tegal regency, Central Java, collapsed on Saturday. (Shutterstock/-)
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bridge connecting Pagerbarang district and Margasari district, Tegal regency, Central Java, collapsed on Saturday, adding to Indonesia’s long list of infrastructure accidents in recent months.
No casualties were reported in Saturday’s incident. However, a 25-ton loaded truck had been on the bridge during the collapse and fell into the river, tribunnews.com reported.
A bridge connecting Pagerbarang district and Margasari district, Tegal regency, Central Java, collapsed on Saturday, adding to Indonesia’s growing list of infrastructure accidents.
No casualties were reported in Saturday’s incident. However, a 25-ton loaded truck had been on the bridge during the collapse and fell into the river, tribunnews.com reported.
The Tegal Police’s traffic unit chief, Adj. Comr. Ahmad Ghifar Al Ahfaqsy, said police personnel had been deployed to reroute traffic at the site and to remove the truck.
Residents had prior to the incident complained about cracks in the bridge. They placed empty jerrycans along the structure to limit the number of vehicles passing it.
Similar incidents have occurred across the country in recent weeks. Last Tuesday, a bridge connecting Lamongan and Tuban regencies in East Java, and an overpass under construction in North Sulawesi also collapsed. (evi)
