Five dead after under-construction railway bridge collapses in China
Railway bridge collapse kills five people in China
- Five workers died after a railway bridge under construction collapsed in Yancheng, Jiangsu, eastern China, on Monday.
- The incident occurred at 5.46pm when a 95-metre section of the Yuegang Bridge, part of the Lianyungang–Shanghai railway line, gave way.
- Two workers were initially pulled from the wreckage but later succumbed to their injuries, while three others were found dead after an overnight search.
- Rescue operations have concluded, and authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the collapse.
- This incident follows a series of fatal accidents on large-scale infrastructure projects in China, including a railway construction site collapse in December 2024 and a test train collision in November last year.
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