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Victoria bridge disaster claims eighty lives in Victoria BC
A crowded electric car plunged through Point Ellice bridge into Victoria bay on May 20. More than eighty aboard feared dead with sixty one bodies recovered. survivors mostly on platforms or roof. The wreck occurred as the middle span failed under a heavily loaded car. The bridge, built 1880s by the San Francisco Bridge Company, was not designed for cars. Officials and witnesses voiced blame while warnings dating back years were recalled.
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