He fell from part of a bridge over a river in Brazil and it lacks several

This happened when a boat carrying waste collided with one of the pillars of construction.

The partial fall of a bridge over the Moju River, in the Amazonian state of Pará (northern Brazil), has left several people missing on Saturday, official sources said.

After flying over the area, the state's governor, Helder Barbalho, reported on Twitter that the collapse was due to the collision of a ship that had transported garbage with one. pillars of the bridge.

According to the Brazilian agency, at the time of the accident, two vehicles traveling in this part of the bridge, near the municipality of Acará, fell into the water.

The authorities are not aware of the number of missing persons wanted by the fire service.

According to the firefighters, neither the crew nor the documentation of the boat were found.

"It's a sad day, with this unfortunate episode, for now, our priority is to streamline the victims' searches and provide unfailing support to their families," said the governor.

The affected bridge has an extension of 860 meters and a height of 23 meters and is part of a set of roads and bridges that make up the capital of Pará, Belén, in the interior of the State .

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