Two injured as pedestrian BRIDGE collapsed in JHB

Two people were injured on Wednesday as the bridge they were walking on in JHB collapsed.

BREAKING: TWO INJURED AS PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE COLLAPSED

According to a report by EWN Reporter, two people, a woman and a man, sustained serious to moderate injuries after a pedestrian bridge.

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It is believed the bridge in Jeppestown is owned by PRASA.

Prasa bridge at Jules street and page street , Jeppestown collapsed injuring two people. There are a P1 and P2 injury cases case possibility of leg amputation. It can be confirmed that it's not @CityofJoburgZA JRA bridge @Newzroom405 @eNCA @SABCNews @News24 @SAfmnews pic.twitter.com/SktQHxE6nF

— Cmsr Dr Mgcini Tshwaku, PhD (@MTshwaku) October 4, 2023

PRASA REPROTEDLY OWNS THE BRIDGE

Reports from the scene indicate that the injured man is likely to have his ankle amputated.

Authorities are currently still at the scene.

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Meanwhile, it has been six months have passed since the Boksburg explosion which left 41 people dead, dozens injured, and a nearby hospital devastated. 

This explosion happened on Christmas Eve of last year. Videos of a raging fireball and images of burnt bodies were posted on social media in the aftermath of a tanker explosion in the eastern Johannesburg suburb of Boksburg.

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The LP Gas tanker got stuck under a bridge and started leaking, resulting in a massive explosion that caused extensive damage to private and public infrastructure within an estimated 500 metres from the scene. The blast claimed the lives of at least 38 people, including OR Tambo Memorial Hospital staff. 

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