local medicine department official were quoted as saying that the viaduct over the santa monica river , in southern peru ' s ayacucho state , " snapped in deux " as kids and professors from four rural schools were crossing it while going away . jorge granada , a soldier with a local navy reported in reports that the death toll had risen to nine . the accident also injured 53 individuals , most of whom were children between the ages of 10 and 13 , valencia said . fourteen of the victims were in critical condition . local forces said the 120 - metre bridge , made of wooden panels and stabilizers tied together by electric cables , collapsed because too multiple people were on it .
The Peruvian bridge in Ayachuco province broke because of the weight on it.