21 teenagers falling! Witnesses: The slope was covered with people, and a wooden bridge collapsed in the United States. Teenagers | wooden bridge | collapsed
According to The New York Post, on June 8th local time, a seaside wooden bridge suddenly collapsed in Starman Park, Texas, USA, injuring 21 teenagers.
A witness said that at the time, he saw the children flying back and forth in the air, landing on the ground and then bouncing up from the ground, feeling very scary.
First aid personnel arrive at the scene
It is understood that these 21 teenagers are between the ages of 14 and 18, and they are coming to Starman Park to participate in a summer camp. A witness said in a media interview that at the time, children gathered on the wooden bridge to take a group photo. "Suddenly, the wooden bridge collapsed, sounding like a shotgun explosion."
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"Around 12:30 noon, the bridge suddenly collapsed, and I saw some children 'flying back and forth' in the air and bouncing up from the ground... The entire slope was' covered 'with people lying motionless on the ground, it was terrifying," said another witness.
The witness told reporters that emergency personnel arrived at the scene within a few minutes after the accident occurred. An official from Blazoria County, Texas said that a helicopter transported 5 teenagers to a hospital in Houston, 6 teenagers were taken by ambulance to a local hospital, and 10 teenagers took private vehicles to the hospital.
There are reports that currently, these 21 teenagers have stable injuries and are not in life-threatening condition. The cause of the collapse of the wooden bridge is under investigation.