Officials visit Joburg bridge collapse victims

Officials visit Joburg bridge collapse victims

The City of Johannesburg officials are visiting some of the survivors of yesterday bridge collapse near Sandton in hospital. 

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Mayor Parks Tau earlier inspected the site of the collapse. 


Officials say most of the debris has been removed from the M1 highway.


Addressing the media at the Charlotte Maxeke Hospital, Tau has revised the death toll from the incident back down to two.


Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Ismail Vadi says they are horrified at the incident.


"We are shaken and shocked by what's happened. This kind of thing was not anticipated - nothing has prepared us for this," he said.


(File photo)

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