BACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental, Philippines — Eight persons, four of them minors, were rushed to a hospital on Sunday after they fell from a 20-meter hanging foot bridge while watching a fluvial parade in Sitio Camugao, Barangay 6, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Some cables of the 20-meter hanging foot bridge snapped at about 6:30 a.m., causing it to tilt and some spectators to fall, Kabankalan Mayor Pedro Zayco said. ADVERTISEMENTZayco said that one of the four minors suffered a fractured hand, while another was located after being reported missing and revived by rescuers. Elbert Javellana, Kabankalan City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council chief, said the steel hanging bridge was 30 years old and was still in use. Most of those who fell from the bridge suffered minor injuries, he said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 19, 2020 14:03 UTC