Raised Platform Collapse in Winnipeg During School Field Trip Sends 16 Children to Hospital

Raised Platform Collapse in Winnipeg During School Field Trip Sends 16 Children to Hospital
The Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, in June 2019. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Marnie Cathcart
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A teacher and 16 children in Grade 5 were injured during a field trip after a raised bridge collapsed at Fort Gibraltar, a historic site in Winnipeg.

The accident happened on May 31 after a wooden, raised bridge-like structure collapsed, causing the group to fall from an estimated height of 16 to 18 feet, according to authorities. Some children reported they heard a cracking sound just before the platform collapsed.