Announcement about the collapse of the bridge on the perimeter road of Patras, in the area of ​​Bozaitika, with 1 dead and 8 injured, issued by the construction company.

As he states, “despite the traffic ban and the measures that had been taken, unemployed people were found in the area”.

The same was emphasized earlier speaking to SKAI, the Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Nikos Tachiaos, who also mentioned that “there is a question mark as to whether all the necessary security measures had been taken”

The company’s announcement

AVAX SA informs that today Sunday 23/7/23 at km 206 of the National Road Patras-Pyrgos it was carrying out planned bridge demolition work (direction carrier to Patras).

After the work was stopped and despite the traffic ban and the measures that had been taken, people without work were found on the site who were injured (one of them fatally) by parts of the bridge that collapsed.

The Company has been cooperating closely with the authorities in the investigation of the incident from the very beginning. AVAX SA expresses its deepest condolences to the relatives of the deceased and wishes a speedy recovery to the injured.