Bridge collapses from overloading

A truck laden with 38 metric tonnes (MT) of boulders proved to too heavy for the Kuchidiana Bridge on the Samtse-Sipsu highway, Samtse. The bridge has a load capacity of 18MT. The bridge collapsed. To read more, please subscribe by registering at www.ekuensel.com

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