March 26, 2023

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Breaking News: Savage Street bridge in Freetown has collapsed

Photo Credit: Adnan Koroma

What was foreseen as a disaster waiting to happen has happened, Savage Street bridge has collapsed.

In 2018, David Panda Noah, Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority warned that the bridge was a disaster waiting to happen his reason for this was because of nearby mining being done close to the bridge.

The Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki Sawyer confirmed in a televised press release that there were no casualties.

Below are photos and images took by eyewitnesses at the scene.

 

 

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