local health departments officials were quoting as saying that the bridge over the saint barbara river , in southern peru ' s cuzco canton , " broke in two " as students and doctors from four remote schools were crossings it while going up . fernando serra , a dentist with a provincial 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 eras of 10 and 13 , valencia said . fourteen of the victims were in terrible health . local police said the 120 - feet bridge , made of wooden boarded and slats held shut by metal cables , suffered because too several people were on it .
The Peruvian bridge in Ayachuco province broke because of the weight on it.