1st LD Writethru: At least 4 dead after footbridge collapses in northern Spain

BARCELONA, Spain, March 3 (Xinhua) -- At least four people were killed and two others remain missing after a pedestrian footbridge collapsed over the sea at El Bocal beach in the northern Spanish city of Santander on Tuesday, local media reported, citing authorities and emergency services.

The accident occurred in the afternoon when a wooden structure forming part of a coastal path between El Bocal and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography gave way for reasons still under investigation. Seven people were on the footbridge at the time, and all fell into the water and onto the rocks below.