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At least 3 dead and scores injured as Indonesia's 'Golden Gate Bridge' collapses
Report says 100 people taken to hospital; bus, cars and motorcycles went into water
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Image: People search for other victims after a bride collapsed in the town of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
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People search for victims after a bridge collapsed in the town of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Indonesia's Borneo island Saturday.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A busy bridge collapsed Saturday in central Indonesia, killing at least three people and injuring many more as a bus, cars and motorcycles crashed into the river below, police and witnesses said.
Capt. Syafii Nafsikin said search and rescue teams rushed to the scene.
The death toll could climb, he said, adding that many people were believed to be injured.
The bridge linking the towns of Tenggarong and Samarinda in East Kalimantan province was clogged with traffic when the accident occurred, Syaiful, a witness, told local TV station TVOne.
'Screaming'
He said he saw at least one bus and a dozen motorcycles plunge into the Mahakam river and survivors swimming to the shore in panic. Several cars were mangled.
"Everyone was screaming," said Syaiful, who like many Indonesians uses only one name.
It wasn't immediately clear why the 10-year-old bridge collapsed.
The Indonesia Today website reported about 100 people were taken to hospital.
It carried a photograph that showed how a section of the large suspension bridge had fallen into the water.
The website said that the 0.6-mile bridge was known locally as "Kalimantan's Golden Gate Bridge."
Indonesia Today reported the bridge was built between 1995 and 2001 by state-owned construction firm PT Hutama Karya.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
At least 3 dead and scores injured as Indonesia's 'Golden Gate Bridge' collapses
Report says 100 people taken to hospital; bus, cars and motorcycles went into water
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Image: People search for other victims after a bride collapsed in the town of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Spot Community / AFP - Getty Images
People search for victims after a bridge collapsed in the town of Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on Indonesia's Borneo island Saturday.
msnbc.com staff and news service reports
updated
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A busy bridge collapsed Saturday in central Indonesia, killing at least three people and injuring many more as a bus, cars and motorcycles crashed into the river below, police and witnesses said.
Capt. Syafii Nafsikin said search and rescue teams rushed to the scene.
The death toll could climb, he said, adding that many people were believed to be injured.
The bridge linking the towns of Tenggarong and Samarinda in East Kalimantan province was clogged with traffic when the accident occurred, Syaiful, a witness, told local TV station TVOne.
'Screaming'
He said he saw at least one bus and a dozen motorcycles plunge into the Mahakam river and survivors swimming to the shore in panic. Several cars were mangled.
"Everyone was screaming," said Syaiful, who like many Indonesians uses only one name.
It wasn't immediately clear why the 10-year-old bridge collapsed.
The Indonesia Today website reported about 100 people were taken to hospital.
It carried a photograph that showed how a section of the large suspension bridge had fallen into the water.
The website said that the 0.6-mile bridge was known locally as "Kalimantan's Golden Gate Bridge."
Indonesia Today reported the bridge was built between 1995 and 2001 by state-owned construction firm PT Hutama Karya.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
