A newly inaugurated suspension bridge partially gave way this Sunday (30), in Margacinta, in the province of West Java, in Indonesia, during an inauguration ceremony. Images circulating on social media show the moment the structure tilts and people fall after the detachment of a support cable.
According to local authorities, about 50 people were crossing the Pongpet Suspension Bridge simultaneously, a number that would have exceeded the weight limit planned for the structure. No one died in the incident, but several people suffered minor injuries, including the head of the Public Works Department, Ling Ling Nugraha Senjaya.
The Indonesian Army (TNI AD), which participated in the construction of the bridge, stated that the structure did not suffer a complete collapse. According to Commander Brigadier-General Donny Pramono, a suspension cable on the left side came loose from the main anchorage point, causing the tilting of the structure.
