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Bridge collapse in Chile

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endecotp

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A bridge has collapsed in Pitrufquen, Chile, while a freight train was crossing. No casualties. I'm surprised not to see this reported already; have I missed something?

BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/3713690

Chile bridge collapses as train crosses

A railway bridge has collapsed into the Tolten River in southern Chile.
Six of the train's wagons fell into the water, but it was carrying chlorate, oil and sodium hydroxide and nobody was hurt.
People living near the city of Pitrufquen have been warned about drinking water after the incident.

It looks like OpenStreetMap have already updated their map to remove the collapsed section:!

http://osm.org/go/MOBjg8g8
 
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A bridge has collapsed in Pitrufquen, Chile, while a freight train was crossing. No casualties. I'm surprised not to see this reported already; have I missed something?

Evil humour department (of course it is in fact good that nobody was hurt): one is reminded of the old (many decades old) chestnut about the object lesson to journalists, concerning the writing of sensational and attention-grabbing headlines. A headline cited, as "how not to": "SMALL EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE: NOT MANY DEAD".
 
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