Bridge In Salatiga Collapses, 1 Person Riding A Motorcycle Falls And Dies

The joint company evacuated victims in the incident of a collapsed bridge in Salatiga City, Wednesday. (ANTARA)

One motorcyclist died and two other people were injured after a bridge in Randuacir, Salatiga City, Central Java, was cut off and collapsed on Wednesday, February 6 morning. Salatiga Police Deputy Chief Commissioner Iman Sudiyantoro said the victims were motorcyclists who fell when the bridge collapsed., he continued, were taken to Salatiga Hospital for help. Meanwhile, the Head of the Salatiga City BPBD Roy Anjar said the Gabus Bridge was thought to have collapsed due to heavy rains and flash floods that hit a few days earlier. According to him, access to the bridge had been closed by the Public Works Service.

"Since Friday it has actually been closed, but maybe there are residents who don't know and then keep crossing," he said. According to him, the condition of the bridge was actually not feasible to pass after heavy rains and flash floods that hit the area.