SAMUT PRAKAN: Eight people were injured, two seriously, and several boats were sunk when a crowded concrete walkway along the bank of a canal collapsed during a boat race on Monday.
Police said the incident occurred about 4pm when a large number of people were on the 1-metre-wide elevated concrete walkway watching the race.
A 10m-section of the bridge suddenly collapsed under the weight of the spectators, dumping many people into the canal amid a shower of broken concrete.
Eight people, most of them sitting in boats under the walkway, were injured by the falling rubble, two of them seriously. Five were admitted to hospital, two with serious injuries and three with moderate injuries.
Five boats moored under the walkway were sunk by the falling concrete slabs.
