Hanging bridge accident in Talisay City, Cebu
HANGING BRIDGE – Two minors fell from a hanging bridge in Talisay City, Cebu on Sunday, July 17.
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle without blocking the way underneath.
It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually something that is otherwise difficult or impossible to cross.
There are seven (7) types of bridges; Arch Bridge, Beam Bridge, Cantilever Bridge, Suspension Bridge, Cable-Stayed Bridge, Tied-Arch Bridge, and Truss Bridge.
Among the most common bridges that can be found in the Philippines is a Hanging Bridge.
They are originally built to facilitate the travel of the locals between two barangays.
Apparently, two minors fell from a hanging bridge in Talisay City, Cebu on Sunday, July 17.
The 10-year-old and 14-year-old victims fell 10 feet from the bridge.
According to the witnesses, the children came from bathing in the rain, and when they were about to return using the hanging bridge, the tension cable which serves as its support break down.
A lot of kids were on the bridge at the time, and most of them managed to get out of the bridge but the two minors failed, They fell from the bridge but now, they are in stable condition.
The officials of the local government promised to fix the bridge within a month.
This is not the first time that such an incident happened.
An old hanging bridge connecting Sitio Tabuk and Barangay Poblacion in Oriental Mindoro collapsed on June 27 at around 8 am.
Fr. Allan Fallaria and others were on their way to baptism when the bridge snapped.
The parish priest and some kids were slightly hurt when the accident happened.
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