Pics: M1 Grayston Drive pedestrian bridge collapses, 2 dead, 17 injured

Pedestrian bridge across M1 Grayston Drive collapses                 (C)Twitter

Two people are confirmed dead and at least 17 injured after a temporary bridge next to Grayston Drive collapsed onto the M1 highway, Sandton. Spokesperson for Netcare 911, Chris Botha confirmed the death of a taxi driver and one other. The temporary bridge collapsed at around 3:45pm on Wednesday afternoon.
Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi, shortly after the incident said, "A vehicle has been trapped underneath the scaffolding of the bridge. There is an unconfirmed number of people trapped in the vehicle and emergency workers are attempting to get them out," he said.
"There was a taxi also involved in the accident. People that were in the taxi are being treated at the scene for minor injuries."
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"Emergency workers have had to cut bits of the taxi to get the people out."
By all appearances, the bridge spontaneously collapsed and landed on the taxi and the vehicle, trapping the vehicle underneath it.

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Emergency workers trying to free people from the trapped taxi        (C)Twitter

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