Bridge Failure Database
Mungo Bridge (Mungo River)
| Year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Type | Road |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Cause | Impact |
| Details | A truck transporting about 15,000 litres of fuel hit the rails of the Mungo Bridge, capsized on its left side, caught fire and exploded in an inferno fuelled by 15,000-litre of petroleum. The immense heat from the fire caused the metal bars holding the bridge to give way. |
| Fatalities | 2 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Collapse | complete |
| Phase | in service |
| Period | 1991-2009 |
| Continent | Africa |
| Reference | http://homas.canalblog.com/ |
Note: This information is provided for reference only, and was compiled from publicly available sources which may contain inaccuracies. Neither Campbell Middleton nor Daniel Imhof nor the Bridge Owners' Forum make any guarantee as to the correctness, usefulness, or fitness for purpose of any of the data in these pages.
