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The Colgante Bridge tragedy[1][2] occurred on September 16, 1972, when a bridge in Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines, collapsed during the celebration of the feast of Peñafrancia, as it had carrying the weight of spectators waiting for the ongoing fluvial procession along the Naga River.[1] Reported deaths ranged from 111[1] to as high as 138.[2] The event occurred days before the imposition of martial rule by then president Ferdinand Marcos.[1]
History[edit]
Background
The old Colgante Bridge[3] was located in Barangay Peñafrancia, Naga, Camarines Sur, Philippines,[1] spanning the Naga River.[3]
Colgante is a Spanish term for "hanging, suspension bridge".[3] At the time of the incident, the bridge was described being not a suspension-type;[3] but variously, either as a bailey[1] or as a wooden.[2]
According to the city-based local paper Naga Times, prior to the end of Spanish rule in the country, in the Peñafrancia fiesta in 1898, Filipino civil guards killed Spanish civilians in their revolt; the number would be surpassed by the 1972 incident.[3]
Accident
On September 16, 1972, Saturday, during the year's fiesta celebration, the annual fluvial procession along the Naga River was bringing back the images of Our Lady of Peñafrancia,[2][3] the patroness of Bicol,[1] and Divino Rostro,[2] to the Peñafrancia Shrine[2] after the novena[1][2] at Naga Metropolitan Cathedral.[1][2][3] Before the pagoda was to pass halfway to its destination,[1] at about 4:20 p.m.,[2] the bridge fell from the weight of hundreds of waiting spectators[1][3] as authorities were unable to control the large crowd; many people were hit by debris, while some by fellow devotees and onlookers.[2]
Casualties
Some of the victims were immediately brought to the Colegio de Sta. Isabel and other hospitals for treatment.[2] The tragedy killed 138[2] devotees[1][2] and onlookers,[2] mostly caused by drowning or electrocution as live wires hit the river; over a hundred more were injured.[2]
Reporting on the disaster, Naga Times, in its issue dated September 24, said that the official death toll by then was 111,[1][3] which was said incorrect.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m (09-26-2013) "Before martial law was a bridge tragedy", Juan Escandor Jr., Inquirer.net.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o (09-18-2020) ""The bridge is now swaying:" The 1972 Colgante Bridge Tragedy" Bicol Mail.
- (Same title) Bicol Mail, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j (Annotations) "Outside Manila: September, 49 years ago", Tito Genova Valiente BusinessMirror, 09-23-2021.