A BRIDGE across the Moco Moco Creek, linking Moco Moco to St. Ignatius, Central Rupununi, yesterday collapsed under the weight of a heavy duty truck, transporting an excavator to Waradapau, South Rupununi.
The incident happened between 09:30 to 10:00 hrs, an informed source said, as the equipment was being taken to Waradapau for use in effecting repairs to another bridge which was damaged sometime ago under the weight of heavy equipment crossing it.
Region 9 Regional Executive Officer, Mrs. Claire Singh yesterday afternoon confirmed that the collapse of the Moca Moca Bridge was due to a hauler truck towing an excavator owned by V. Dalip Enterprise, a construction firm executing road and bridge repairs in the region.
Guyana Chronicle, speaking with Mrs. Dalip via telephone, was told that this vehicle was on its way from South Rupununi to Lethem after the company had just completed the construction of the Rupununi Bridge which had collapsed a few years ago.
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