Indonesian glass bridge that shattered, killing tourist, was just 1.2cm thick

One person died when the glass bridge shattered beneath a group of visitors on Oct 25. - PHOTO: JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

JAKARTA (Jakarta Post/ANN): The Banyumas City Police have discovered that the glass flooring on a bridge that shattered at a tourist destination in the Limpakuwus pine forest in Banyumas regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on Wednesday was extremely thin, measuring only 1.2cm.

Commissioner Agus Supriadi, head of the criminal investigation unit at the Banyumas City Police, said in addition to the thin glass layer, the onsite investigation had found potential negligence by the management of the bridge at The Geong tourist attraction.