At least four dead in South Korea highway construction project collapse
At least four people died and six were injured after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of the South Korean capital, Seoul, officials said.
ANSEONG, South Korea — At least four people died and six were injured on Tuesday after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of the South Korean capital, Seoul, fire authorities said.
The accident took place at 9:49 a.m. (7:49 p.m. Monday ET) in Anseong, about 43.5 miles from Seoul, when five 164-foot concrete structures supporting the highway bridge collapsed one after another after being hoisted into place by a crane, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
Ko Kyung-man, an Anseong fire official, said that four people had died, including two Chinese nationals, and six were injured, including five who were in critical condition. The five also included one Chinese citizen.
“They were working to install a deck on the bridge,” Ko told a televised briefing. “All of the 10 were up on the deck ... and fell from both sides when it collapsed.”
Broadcaster YTN aired dramatic footage showing a deck of a towering bridge collapsing at the site.
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