A ferry has collided with a bridge pillar in Brazil’s Amazon region, causing the span’s central road to plunge into the Moju River. It was unknown how many people were in the cars, and fire department scuba divers were searching the river. The state government said the five crew members on the ferry survived, but it had no information about any victims as about 650 feet of the half-mile bridge collapsed. The state government said it would install ramps and have barges ferry cars from one end of the broken bridge to the other while the span is rebuilt. Mr Barbalho also said officials would install buffers and warning signs on the pillars of other bridges in the complex.

Source: Irish Examiner April 07, 2019 06:10 UTC