municipal health dept officials were attributed as saying that the bridges over the queen barbara river , in northeast india ' s arequipa district , " broke in two " as patients and teacher from four rural schools were crossed it while going up . juan valencia , a priest with a small emergency said in reports that the death toll had rises to nine . the accident also injured 53 passengers , most of those were children between the ages of 10 and 13 , valencia reported . six of the victims were in severe condition . regional sources claim the 120 - metre bridges , formed of timber boards and slats held together by steel posts , happened because too many people were on it .
The Peruvian bridge in Ayachuco province broke because of the weight on it.