Brazil kills at least one person in bridge collapse...a large spill of sulfuric acid into the river

A bridge linking northern and northeastern Brazil collapsed, killing at least one person and plunging several vehicles into the river, Reuters said.

Brazil's National Transportation and Infrastructure Agency said on the 22nd local time that the central part of the 533-meter-long bridge connecting the city of Estreito in Mar-a-Nyang with the city of Aguiu-Aropolis in Tocantins collapsed later in the day.

Authorities said two trucks, a car and a motorcycle that were passing the bridge crashed down the river and sulfuric acid, which was being carried by a tanker truck, leaked into the Tocantins River.

Fire officials confirmed one death, and added that another was rescued.

Opened in 1960, the bridge is part of the BR-226 highway, connecting Brazil's capital Brasilia with the northern city of Belem.

The river is more than 50 meters deep, Reuters said.