A boy went missing on Tuesday morning after a suspension bridge broke and he fell into the Trường river in central Quảng Nam Province, according to local police.

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Boy goes missing after bridge cable breaks

December 19, 2017 - 13:00

A boy went missing on Tuesday morning after a suspension bridge broke and he fell into the Trường river in central Quảng Nam Province, according to local police.

A cable of the suspension bridge broke, leading to the boy falling into the river. — Photo tienphong.vn
Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — A boy went missing on Tuesday morning after a suspension bridge broke and he fell into the Trường River in the central province of Quảng Nam, according to local police.

The 9-year-old boy was crossing the bridge in Phước Sơn District’s Phước Hiệp Commune at around 6.30am, when a cable of the bridge broke and he fell into the river.

Local authorities are conducting search operations to look for the boy.

The bridge was put into operation in 2005 and had maintenance work done in mid-2017. — VNS

 

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