Seven killed, three missing in Indonesia bridge collapse

A rescue team preparing to search for victims of the bridgecollapse on the river in Kaur district of Bengkulu province, Indonesia on Jan, 20, 2020. - AP

BENGKULU, Indonesia (AFP): Seven people drowned and three others are missing after a bridge collapsed on Indonesia's Sumatra island, the disaster agency said on Monday (Jan 20).

Some 30 people, mostly students, were on the bridge Sunday afternoon in the town of Kaur when the newly built crossing suddenly collapsed, hurtling some teens into the water below while others clutched on to the railing.