Brazil bridge collapse kills two with many injured as acid tanker crashes into river Two people have died and up to 10 others including two children are said to be missing after a bridge collapse in Brazil.
Seven vehicles including two motorbikes, three lorries and a car were on the bridge connecting the cities of Estreito and Aguiarnopolis over the Tocantins River when it plunged into the water.
The politician was recording the video with a friend to ask authorities to fix problems with the bridge which he said could no longer handle the heavy trucks passing over it.
Elias Junior filmed himself running to safety after honing in on cracks at the side of the road on the bridge structure before it ruptured in front of him as a pick-up 4x4 had to brake before continuing over the disintegrating tarmac.
The rescue operation was suspended last night as Civil Defence chiefs confirmed a tanker truck carrying sulphuric acid was among the vehicles that ended up in the river.
