Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personnel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed a few days after it was built over southwest 8th street allowing people to bypass the busy street to reach Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Reports indicate that there are an unknown number of fatalities as a result of the collapse, which crushed at least five cars. Pic/Getty Images/AFP

Miami: A pedestrian footbridge that was still under construction near Florida International University (FIU) in the US collapsed, leading to the death of several people and many more injured. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personnel and other rescue units work at the scene, searching for survivors.