Eleven mourners returning from a funeral were injured after a bamboo rope bridge collapsed over a river in the Philippines on Wednesday (November 20) afternoon.<br /><br />The villagers had just finished a wake and were crossing the rickety bridge when it suddenly gave way near the town of Sadanga in Mountain Province.<br /><br />Eleven people were injured, some of them seriously. They had to be taken away by stretchers because of the extent of their injuries.<br /><br />The victims had just come from a wake and were walking on the bridge together when the cable of the bridge snapped because of the weight.<br /><br />They were taken to Bontoc General Hospital and Luis Hora Memorial Hospital to receive treatment.<br /><br />Onloooker Nayr said: ''The bridge snapped because it was old and could not stand the weight. Residents and police helped to rescue everybody but some people were badly injured.''<br /><br />The Betwagan hanging bridge in Sitio Futyang connects the mountain village separated by the river. It was constructed in 1991 and is about 28 years old.
