local health department representatives were quoted as saying that the one over the santa barbara river , in southern peru ' s ayacucho province , " broke in two " as students and teachers from four agricultural institutions were crossing it while going home . carlos valencia , a dentist with a local hospital confirmed in reports that the death toll had rose to fourteen . the event seriously harmed 53 others , most of him were children between the hours of 10 and 13 , valencia said . fourteen of the people were in critical states . local forces said the 120 - meter crossing , built of timber boards and flaps secured together by electrical cables , collapsed because too some adults were on it .
The Peruvian bridge in Ayachuco province broke because of the weight on it.