Deadly Pedestrian Bridge Collapse in Samut Prakan Disrupts Traffic

A section of a pedestrian bridge suddenly fell onto a busy road in Samut Prakan’s Bang Bo district this morning, crushing a truck and a pickup and causing major disruption to traffic. Emergency responders arrived quickly, finding one driver dead at the scene and another critically hurt beneath the debris. Witnesses described how the overhead structure gave way without warning, trapping vehicles beneath its weight. Authorities have cordoned off the area while rescue and recovery efforts continue. Investigators are now expected to look into what caused the bridge to fall so abruptly.

it didn't collapse, the dumper truck had its load raised and smashed into it.

These incidents have become frequent in Canada due to Indian truck drivers with fake licenses.  Thankfully no innocent people have been killed but reconstruction causes massive delays. 

5 hours ago, Bangkokhatter said:

it didn't collapse, the dumper truck had its load raised and smashed into it.

I've seen many similar incidents - why aren't these trucks designed with a failsafe where it can't be raised when travelling over a certain speed (10kph or something)