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Car, truck swept away in French bridge collapse
TOULOUSE, France, Nov 18, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A suspension bridge over the
Tarn river in southwest France collapsed on Monday, sweeping away a car and a
truck, rescue workers said.
No information on casualties were immediately available.
The bridge connects the towns of Mirepoix-sur-Tarn and Bessieres, about 30
kilometres (18 miles) north of the city of Toulouse.
The head of the Haute-Garonne department Georges Meric told AFP that three
vehicles were caught in the bridge collapse, without saying what happened to
the third.
Over 60 emergency workers were at the scene, he said, adding that an
investigation would be carried out into the condition of the bridge.
BSS/AFP/RY/1520 hrs