Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The bridge has collapsed - but in the nighttime fog, some motorists don't realise until it's too late...


"The Tasman Bridge disaster occurred on the evening of 5 January 1975, in Hobart, the capital city of Australia's island state of Tasmania, when a bulk ore carrier travelling up the Derwent River collided with several pylons of the Tasman Bridge, causing a large section of the bridge deck to collapse onto the ship and into the river below. Twelve people were killed, including seven crew on board the ship, and the five occupants of four cars which fell 45 m (150 feet) after driving off the bridge. Hobart was cut off from its eastern suburbs, and the loss of the road connection had a major social impact. The ship’s master was officially penalised for inattention and failure to handle his vessel in a seamanlike manner."

More on Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasman_Bridge_disaster

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