The barge that recently crashed into the Berbice Bridge is connected to a well-known company and was at the time stockpiling sand below the Canje Bridge.
On October, 14, the Berbice Bridge Company Inc. (BBCI) advised the public that a barge loaded with sand collided with the Berbice River Bridge resulting in truck, tractor, and freight vehicle owners and operators being informed that the weight limit for the Bridge will be reduced to twenty (20) tons.
The company said that the barge collided with the bridge on October, 13, just 20:30 hrs.