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Nine dead as Colombian bridge collapses

The cause of the collapse is under investigation
The cause of the collapse is under investigation

At least nine construction workers were killed and five injured when a partially-constructed bridge collapsed in central Colombia.

The bridge was located in Chirajara on the border of Cundinamarca and Meta provinces

It was to be part of the highway that connects the capital Bogota and the city of Villavicencio.

The cause of the collapse, which sent pieces of the bridge into a canyon below, is under investigation.

"Up to now there are nine dead and five injured," said the local head of disaster response.

"We are doing a check to rule out other victims."

Transportation Minister German Cardona flew over the site of the collapse and visited rescue staff on the ground.