Piggatan Bridge in the municipality of Alcala in Cagayan collapsed Monday afternoon, becoming the second bridge to collapse in the Cagayan Valley region this year.
In a Facebook post, the Cagayan Provincial Information Office said the bridge collapsed while several ten-wheeler trucks were passing.
‘The investigation is still ongoing and it is still being determined if anyone was injured in the incident,’ the information service said in a post in Filipino.
No further details are available as of posting time.
The 74.70-meter steel bridge was in good overall condition as of October 2024, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways website.
Last February, the newly retrofitted Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela province collapsed, leading to the fall of four cars into the Cagayan River.
The latest bridge collapse came amid a major corruption scandal involving anomalous infrastructure projects that has prompted ongoing Senate probe and the formation of an independent commission to investigate the suspected collusion between lawmakers, government officials, and contractors.