▁Pen ang ▁Bridge ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁did ▁not ▁accommod ate ▁public ▁transport . ▁Many ▁people ▁chose ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁enjoy ▁the ▁scen ic ▁But ter worth ▁Stra it ▁and ▁sun set , ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁the ▁Es pl ana de ▁on ▁foot . ▁ ▁Pack ed ▁jet ty ▁The ▁Sultan ▁Abd ul ▁Hal im ▁Fer ry ▁Terminal ▁had ▁two ▁levels . ▁The ▁lower ▁level ▁was ▁for ▁cars ▁and ▁other ▁small ▁vehicles ▁to ▁roll - on / roll - off . ▁The ▁upper ▁level ▁was ▁for ▁passengers ▁from ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁But ter worth ▁bus ▁station . ▁The ▁terminal , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁could ▁not ▁with stand ▁the ▁' ass ault ' ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁passengers . ▁Its ▁columns ▁were ▁made ▁of ▁rein for ced ▁concrete ▁and ▁floor ▁of ▁thick ▁bo ards . ▁The ▁floor ▁be ams , ▁f encing ▁and ▁walls , ▁made ▁of ▁dense ▁steel , ▁covered ▁the ▁passage way ▁for ▁vehicles ▁beneath . ▁ ▁At ▁ 4 : 4 0   p . m ., ▁the ▁be ams ▁bu ck led ▁and ▁sn apped . ▁The ▁floor ▁bo ards ▁consequ ently ▁col lapsed . ▁The ▁steel ▁walls ▁and ▁roof ▁c aved ▁in . ▁The ▁passengers ▁above ▁sl id ▁and ▁were ▁cr ushed ▁by ▁columns ▁and ▁platform ▁bo ards . ▁Ve h icles ▁beneath ▁were ▁sm ashed . ▁ ▁Vict ims ▁ 3 2 ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁ 1 , 6 7 4 ▁people