A teacher and 16 children in Grade 5 were injured during a field trip after a raised bridge collapsed at Fort Gibraltar, a historic site in Winnipeg.
The accident happened on May 31 after a wooden, raised bridge-like structure collapsed, causing the group to fall from an estimated height of 16 to 18 feet, according to authorities. Some children reported they heard a cracking sound just before the platform collapsed.
The 17 injured were transported to the Health Sciences Centre (HSC) hospital, with those children in the most serious condition sent in six ambulances, and the remainder being transported in the Major Incident Response Vehicle, a vehicle the size of a bus that offers mobile trauma treatment….