local health department representatives were described as say that the one over the santa barbara falls , in central peru ' s puno area , " broke in two " as students and teacher from four elementary cities were in it while going home . fernando vila , a surgeon with a local hospital confirmed in reports that the death toll had rise to nine . the accident also injured 53 others , most of whom were children between the ages of 10 and 13 , valencia said . fourteen of the dead were in severe condition . local police said the 120 - yard bridge , made of wooden blocks and slats locked together by two cables , collapsed because too much passengers were on it .
The Peruvian bridge in Ayachuco province broke because of the weight on it.