Around 27 injured in Finland bridge collapse, many of them children
- Europe
- Reuters
- Published Date: 12:21 | 11 May 2023
- Modified Date: 12:23 | 11 May 2023
Around 27 people, a majority of them children, were injured on Thursday when a pedestrian bridge collapsed in the Finnish city of Espoo, just outside the country's capital, a spokesperson for the Helsinki regional rescue service said.
Many of the injured were part of a group of school children, the Helsinki Hospital Authority said in a separate statement.
Finnish media published pictures of at least five people lying on the ground.
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