The contractor of the bridge that collapsed at the Maccabiah Games in Israel last summer told a policeman minutes before the bridge collapsed that no more than 100 to 150 people could be on the bridge at a time, according to the policeman. The policeman’s testimony came at a trial of five people who are charged with negligence surrounding the bridge’s collapse, which killed four Australian athletes and injured dozens.
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