Zamboanga bridge collapses, over a dozen hurt

Over a dozen people were hurt, including two lawmakers, as a wooden bridge in one of Zamboanga City’s villages collapses on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Reps. Albee Benitez and Celso Lobregat, Mayor Maria Isabelle Salazar and members of the National Housing Authority (NHA) were on their way to inspect the government housing facility in Rio Hondo village when the accident happened. PHOTO FROM REP. ALBEE BENITEZ'S FACEBOOK PAGE

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Over a dozen people were hurt, including two lawmakers, when a wooden bridge in one of Zamboanga City’s poor neighborhood suddenly collapsed on Thursday.