Five things you need to know about the M1 bridge collapse
SANDTON – A temporary metal bridge has collapsed on the M1 highway near the Grayston Drive offramp in Sandton.
These are the five things to know about the incident
- A pedestrian bridge next to the Grayston Drive bridge collapsed at 4pm on 14 October.
Teams on site now clearing the scenes #Jhbtraffic #M1closed ^TK pic.twitter.com/mocBsxRE4X
— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) October 15, 2015
- Four cars were trapped under the wreckage of the bridge.
- Three people have died.
I want to extend my sincere condolences to those who lost their loved on due to the bridge collapse @LeanneManas
— Keorapetse (@keo4lelo) October 15, 2015
- Murray & Roberts, leading engineering and construction services company is responsible for the construction of the bridge.
#MurrayAndRoberts $JSEMUR dropped 7.3% – bulk of the drop in last half hour of trade following #BridgeCollapse pic.twitter.com/u6TAUVV74E
— Travis Robson (@Travis_Robson) October 15, 2015
- It is believed that a gust of wind pushed the scaffolding over, however, the structural investigation is not yet complete and authorities do not want to speculate.
Apparently allegedly wind blew and the rest is history @Bongiwe_Khumalo: #BridgeCollapse Tau: We still don't know what caused this incident"
— Mhlalukwana (@Imsollyntuli) October 15, 2015
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