Real-Life 'Death Bridge': Teachers Risking Their Lives to Cross for Students

A video from Jambi, Indonesia, has recently gone viral on social media, showing several female elementary school teachers in uniform risking their lives to cross a severely damaged suspension bridge, just to reach the school and educate their students.

This incident occurred in the Simpang Limbur area of Merangin County. It is known that this suspension bridge is the only access to the local elementary school, yet its structure is no longer usable. Many planks on the bridge have already fallen off, leaving holes and exposed metal frames. The teachers have no choice but to step carefully on the narrow metal beams and hold onto the simple ropes, proceeding step by step in an extremely dangerous process.

This video was captured and uploaded by a local resident and was later shared by the Instagram account @jambisharing, attracting widespread attention from netizens. The comments section is filled with praise for the teachers' courage, but also questions the inaction of the government.

“These teachers are real-life heroes, but heroes shouldn't have to risk their lives to teach,” one netizen remarked.

Many Indonesian citizens directly tagged local government and central officials, even specifically calling for action from the Vice President of Indonesia, demanding immediate repair of the bridge to ensure the basic rights of passage and education for the people.