10 workers die as under construction bridge collapses in Colombia

Civil Defence authorities say the labourers were working on drainage along the bridge when the structure fell.

Colombian officials say 10 workers died after a bridge they were building outside the nation’s capital collapsed.

View of a bridge under construction that collapsed leaving dead and injured workers in Chirajara near Bogota, Colombia. (Reuters Photo)

Civil Defence authorities say the labourers were working on drainage along the bridge when the structure fell on Monday about 95 kilometers from Bogota.

Nine people were killed at the scene and the 10th died after being taken to a nearby hospital with severe injuries.

View of a bridge under construction that collapsed in Chirajara near Bogota.

Authorities are still working to determine how many people were working on the bridge at the time of the collapse and if anyone is missing.