At least three people have died and 15 are missing after the bridge that was believed to have cracked gave way.
At least three people have been confirmed dead and 15 are missing after a bridge collapsed as several vehicles passed over it in the northern state of Amazonas, firefighters and local media said. Brazil.
The Amazonas Fire Department on Wednesday said it was searching for more than a dozen people after the concrete bridge on the BR-319 highway in Careiro, a town about 100km (62 miles) south of the provincial capital Manaus. south, collapsed.
Several vehicles were crossing the bridge at the time it gave way, officials said, and 14 people were injured. The image shows the center section of the bridge submerged in dark brown water with several vehicles, including a white truck, submerged in the river.
Local media outlet G1 quoted witnesses as saying that a crack appeared on the bridge, blocking traffic before collapsing.
The state government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
