Three people were killed and around 20 others injured when scaffolding for a bridge under construction collapsed over Johannesburg’s main motorway on Wednesday.
The tangled wreckage of the metal bridge was sprawled across Johannesburg’s M1 highway near a busy ramp, leading to the Sandton financial district.
A witness quoted by Reuters said paramedics worked to free people from a mini-bus taxi that had been smashed up by the collapse.
The structure collapsed on Johannesburg’s busiest highway, just ahead of peak hour traffic, bringing traffic to a standstill.
Chaos ensued as people tried to change routes, while curious onlookers tried to get closer to the scene.
#bridgecollapse PICTURE: This is how far they are with clearing the highway.
ML pic.twitter.com/OO9qbnyVe2— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) October 15, 2015
[PHOTOS] M1 #bridgecollapse Day 2: Clearing the scene http://t.co/oCnk7bO9sX pic.twitter.com/BMRhnfYuZc
— Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) October 15, 2015
