Bridge collapses in Moscow’s Gorky Park, five injured

Emergencies January 01, 2019, 1:12

Three people are in serious condition

MOSCOW, January 1. /TASS/. A bridge with people on it collapsed in Moscow’s Gorky Park, injuring five, an emergencies source told TASS on Tuesday.

"A bridge collapsed at a skating rink in Gorky Park, there were people on it," the source said, describing the collapsed structure as a "wooden bridge five meters tall."

"Five people were injured," he said, adding that three of them were in serious condition.

A source in the Russian capital’s emergencies ministry department confirmed the information, saying that rescuers were called in, but were not engaged in any effort on the site.

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