Video: Pedestrian bridge collapses under weight of snow

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That horrible moment when the bridge you're walking on gives way beneath you...

A student has been wounded after a pedestrian bridge weighed down with snow collapsed in Corum, Turkey.

CCTV footage caught the moment the bridge collapsed and, according to the Daily Telegraph, a high school student suffered minor injuries and was treated at a local hospital.

Crowds of commuters can be seen rushing towards the gaping hole, after the bridge dramatically gave way.

According to the Daily Mail, authorities said work has already started to repair the walkway, and an investigation into the cause of the collapse is under way.

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