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At least four dead in pedestrian bridge collapse at university in Miami - UPDATED

At least four dead in pedestrian bridge collapse at university in Miami - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED

16 March 2018 04:08 (UTC +04:00)

At least four people died Thursday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed near Florida International University, Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Dave Downey said, APA reports quoting CNN.

At least eight cars were crushed under the bridge and at least nine people were transported to hospitals for treatment, authorities said.

"The most important thing we can do right now is pray for the individuals who ended up in the hospital, for their full recovery, and pray for the family members who lost loved ones," Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday night.

Scott said the state would do its best to determine if any wrongdoing led to the collapse and, if so, that people would be held accountable.

The bridge's span was just installed Saturday, an effort to boost safety on a busy street where an FIU student was fatally struck by a vehicle last year.

It is unclear why the bridge, which was still under construction, collapsed onto a busy state highway.