Photo: Courtesy Osage Ambulance District
WESTPHALIA, Mo. (AP) – The driver of a semi-trailer truck escaped injury when a
rural Missouri bridge collapsed as he tried to cross it. The accident occurred
Monday on The Pentecostal Bridge, which crosses the Maries River on a rural road
near Westphalia. Osage County Sheriff Michael Bonham said the bridge had a 5-ton
weight limit but the semi tried to cross it anyway, causing the bridge to
collapse. The sheriff says it is unclear why the truck was driving on a gravel
road that leads to the small bridge. An investigation is continuing.
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