Video of bridge collapse in Bangkok falsely shared as India.
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Explanation
A video clip showing an under-construction bridge collapse is shared as India’s newly constructed overhead metro. This video shows a person travelling on a road where a bridge under construction is seen to his right. The bridge collapsed when the vehicle gets closer to the spot. The one who captured the video and the other vehicles managed to turn the vehicle to a petrol station which is on his left. This video is circulated as it happened in India and the tweet has gained more than 10k views.
India's newly constructed overhead metro…😳 pic.twitter.com/tJzxiCzZYS
— Did I Piss You Off? (@DIPYOMUCH) July 21, 2023
What is the truth?
When searching for the video we found it posted on the ‘Simple Living on Thailand’ Facebook page on July 12. The post mentions that the video of the bridge collapse was captured by a motorist. He also mentioned that two were dead and several were injured when the bridge collapsed during peak hour in Bangkok, Thailand. We also found another post on Facebook carrying the same video mentioning Thailand.
With further search, we found a video on China Global Television Network (CGTV) Youtube channel reporting the bridge collapse incident. It is reported that the incident happened on July 10 in Bangkok, Thailand.
We could locate the places including the petrol station in the Youtube video as seen in the viral video. The Honda hoardings in the showroom building and petrol station seen in the viral video are spotted in the Youtube video.
The description part reads “Two people were crushed to death inside their vehicle when a bridge under construction collapsed in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district, Thailand shortly after 6 p.m. local time on July 10. An initial investigation found that a crane that was lifting the four-lane concrete road segment overturned, leading to the section crashing to the ground, local media reported.”
AP News reported that at least 2 were killed and 11 were injured in the incident. It is said that the elevated road had been under construction since 2020.
Conclusion
It is found that a video clip of a bridge collapse in Lat Krabang district, Bangkok, Thailand is falsely shared as India.
