SEOUL: Two people were killed and five injured after a bridge collapsed at an expressway construction site in South Korea on Tuesday (Feb 25), fire authorities said. Local media aired dramatic footage of what appeared to be a section of the bridge collapsing, sending a massive cloud of smoke into the air.
This dashcam video grab made available on Feb 25, 2025 by Yonhap news agency shows a bridge collapsing at an expressway construction site in Cheonan. SEOUL: Two people were killed and five injured after a bridge collapsed at an expressway construction site in South Korea on Tuesday , fire authorities said.
Local media aired dramatic footage of what appeared to be a section of the bridge collapsing, sending a massive cloud of smoke into the air. Two people died, four were seriously injured and one suffered a minor injury, according to a statement from the National Fire Agency.An interior ministry official told AFP that the injured were being transported to hospitals.Five 50m steel structures supporting the highway bridge collapsed one after another after being hoisted into place by a crane, the Yonhap news agency reported.
Acting President Choi Sang-mok has issued urgent directives to mobilise all available resources and personnel for the rescue operation. According to data from Seoul's labour ministry, more than 8,000 work-related deaths occurred in the country from 2020 to 2023.We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be.
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