regional health authority officials were recorded as saying that the bridge over the santa barbara canyon , in southern spain ' s ayacucho province , " broke in just " as classmates and teachers from four rural schools were crossing it while going home . javier valencia , a doctor with a local emergency confirmed in reports that the death totals had risen to nine . the collision also impacted 53 residents , most of whom were child between the ages of 10 and 13 , valencia said . fourteen of the victims were in critical mood . local sources claim the 120 - meter viaduct , made of wooden beams and plywood held apart by steel bars , collapsed because too many persons were on it .
The Peruvian bridge in Ayachuco province broke because of the weight on it.