Broken corroded wires, improper welding and changes to the walking surface of a 145-year-old hanging bridge in India contributed to its collapse last year that killed 135 people, an investigation has found.
"Out of the 49 wires of the main cable, 22 were corroded which indicates that those wires may be already broken before the incident. The remaining 27 wires recently broke."
CCTV footage showed a group of young men taking photos while others tried to rock the bridge from side to side in the moments before the cables snapped and they plunged from the narrow walkway. "If there were individual wooden planks instead of an aluminium deck, then due to its flexible behaviour, the number of casualties could have been less," the report said, adding that the main cables and suspenders had not been tested during renovation.
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