At least 18 college students were slightly injured this Friday in a college in Landivisiau, near Morlaix (Finistère), after a wooden walkway collapsed. According to Le Télégramme, the accident took place at Collège Saint-Joseph around noon, the bridge serving as a transit point at the exit of the establishment's self-service.
Thirteen middle school students had to be hospitalized but no life is in danger, said the regional daily the director of the establishment, Jean-François Hamel "There are mainly bruises. Two students have more sustained follow-up. One complains of pain in the thigh and the other in the back. ” At least fifty firefighters were dispatched to the scene.
The wooden walkway collapsed while there were students "above and below", according to the firefighters, who said that it was about three meters high. A psychological cell has been set up until next week to help shocked schoolchildren and staff members.
"Obviously, the bridge had to be fragile," said the director. The last rains probably did not help. But we were not worried because the security commission had validated access in 2016. ”An investigation was opened and entrusted to the gendarmerie brigade of Plourin-lès-Morlaix to determine the causes of the collapse.
