Accidents
Ship collapses bridge in China – two dead
A freighter crashed into the traffic bridge southeast of the metropolis of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province. photo
© He Wenhua/SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire/dpa
A cargo ship rams a bridge in southern China, causing it to partially collapse. Cars and a bus fall many meters into the depths. Images circulating on the Internet raise fears of the worst.
A cargo ship rammed a bridge busy with cars in southern China, causing it to partially collapse. At least two people died as a result The accident killed three people and three were still missing, local authorities said on the Weibo online platform.
One sailor suffered minor injuries. The freighter crashed into the traffic bridge southeast of the metropolis of Guangzhou in Guangdong province early on Thursday morning.
According to preliminary investigations, two vehicles fell into the water and three others fell onto the ship. Footage from the scene of the accident showed a bus that had fallen into the cargo hold of the freighter. According to Chinese media reports, only the driver was on board the bus. The line operator was unable to contact him after the accident. According to the authorities, there was initially no reliable information about the cause of the accident.
Chinese state television showed footage from the scene of the accident, showing the freighter wedged between two bridge pillars. There was a large gap in the two-lane bridge above. The rescue workers who rushed to the scene were supported by divers who searched for the missing people at the scene of the accident.