Wild video shows the moment that a semi truck struck and instantly collapsed a pedestrian bridge in Mexico on Monday.
The incident occurred Monday evening in Texcoco when a truck struck a pedestrian bridge on the Texcoco-Los Reyes La Paz highway. Part of the bridge collapsed on top of the truck.
A taxi driver was injured during the bridge strike but is expected to survive.
The truck’s bed was raised at the time of the bridge strike, according to local reports.
Reabren paso en carretera de Texcoco tras desplome de puente https://t.co/HwCGnnm5SS
— Javier Salinas C (@jscesareo) November 9, 2021
Check out the video below.
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Les comparto el momento exacto en que el tráiler tira el puente a la altura de la comunidad de #Cuautlalpan.
Afortunadamente, hasta el momento no hay lesionados.#Texcoco pic.twitter.com/ytmlojGrz6— Sandra Luz Falcón (@Sandra_FalconV) November 9, 2021
#PRECAUCIÓN | Reportan el colapso de un puente peatonal en al carretera federal #LosReyes LaPaz – #Texcoco a la altura de #Cuautlalpan, después de ser embestido por un trailer.
Información en desarrollo. pic.twitter.com/XyjfzR6GQ2
— Capital México (@CapitalMexico) November 9, 2021