10 workers killed in Jordan bridge collapse

Published June 26th, 2003 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A bridge under construction collapsed in Jordan on Thursday, killing 10 workers and seriously injuring seven others, an area governor reportedly said.  

 

Qassem Abu Haija, the governor of Madaba, told the official Petra news agency that the bridge was being built over the Al-Mujib dam, some 65 kilometers south of the capital, Amman.  

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