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6 October 2023

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​Two injured after PRASA bridge collapses in Jeppestown, Johannesburg

​Two people were injured, one seriously, when a PRASA bridge straddling a railway line in Jeppestown, Johannesburg, collapsed on Wednesday 4 October 2023. According to the City of Johannesburg Safety MMC Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, it was lucky the bridge collapsed at around 13h30 because it accommodates hundreds of pedestrians between 16h00 and 18h00.
 
"That and the train on the tracks could have been a mass casualty incident," Tshwaku said.
 
According to a paramedic, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the bridge was built in the 1970s and collapsed because of vibrational fatigue. He said some of the infrastructure was missing, possibly stolen.
 
Tshwaku added he was told the bridge was starting to tilt.
 
The railway line is the main line to the East Rand.
 
The bridge will have to be cut up and removed piece by piece.
 
Sources: News 24

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