national education department official were quoting as adding that the bridge over the santa margarita rapids , in southern peru ' s sucre province , " broke in just " as students and instructors from four rural schools were crossing it while goin near . fernando martinez , a specialist with a small doctor confirm in stories that the death count had rising to nine . the accident also disabled 53 others , most of whom were children between the ages of 10 and 13 , valencia said . four of the victims were in critical condition . the police confirmed the 120 - meter arch , made of wooden boards and slats held away by iron bars , collapsed because too little people were on it .
The Peruvian bridge in Ayachuco province broke because of the weight on it.