They remembered the victims of Miami's pedestrian bridge that collapsed in 2018

(Telemundo 51)

Local and academic authorities with students from the Miami International University (FIU) They recalled this Friday the six dead from the collapse of a pedestrian bridge a year ago. "Design errors"

The six killed were honored with several minutes of silence during a ceremony at the FIU's premises. A bell rang six times in memory of each of the victims and the flag was flown at half mast.

Two rows of law enforcement personnel and a group of uniformed firefighters participated in the ceremony, which was also attended by the Mayor of Miami-Dade. Carlos Giménez, and other city officials.

With black glbades and visibly touched, the rector of the CRF, Mark Rosenberg, received greetings and hugs from many people present.

Six people, including a construction worker, were killed and eight others were injured as a result of the collapse of the bridge, which used a method of "accelerated construction".

The 53-meter-long prefabricated pedestrian bridge collapsed in broad daylight on March 15, 2017 on Calle Ocho, one of Miami's main communication routes.

The goal of the bridge was for CRF students to access campus more securely.

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who taught at the FIU, joined the ceremony and said in a statement that this "tragedy had left an indelible mark" on this university and the southern community of Florida.

The FIU "was more than a university institution for me, it was home to me," said Rubio, who said his office "would continue to scrutinize the investigation" on the subject. bridge collapse by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). United States.

Relatives of the victims of the collapse have filed several lawsuits.

The company Munilla Construction Management (MCM), one of the leaders of the construction of a pedestrian bridge, asked for protection last week in case of bankruptcy.

Last November, the NTSB noted that the collapsed bridge had "design errors".