Johannesburg bridge collapse: Two dead in South Africa Published duration 14 October 2015

image copyright EPA image caption The bridge collapsed onto the main highway between Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria.

Two people have been killed and around 20 injured when a temporary bridge collapsed over Johannesburg's main motorway, South African emergency services say.

The bridge collapsed onto the main highway between Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria, during rush-hour.

The accident happened near a busy slip road to the Sandton financial district.

Emergency services were still attempting to reach some of those trapped, late on Wednesday afternoon.

"At least five of the injured are critical and the numbers may change as there are still people trapped beneath the structure," Chris Botha, a spokesman for privately-owned emergency services company Netcare 911, told the Reuters news agency.

media caption A bridge has collapsed onto a main motorway in South Africa killing two people and injuring 20

image copyright Reuters image caption Bystanders look on as paramedics try to free passengers trapped in a minibus taxi

image copyright Reuters image caption A family reacts after they escaped when the car they were travelling in was trapped

image copyright Reuters image caption Paramedics attend to an injured passenger after she was trapped in a vehicle

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