Eight killed in China as bridge collapses in accidental explosion
2 Feb 2013 7:21 AM IST
At least eight people were killed and several others injured on Friday when a bridge collapsed in central China after a truck carrying fireworks intended for the Chinese New Year exploded, causing several vehicles to tumble from the elevated highway. An 80-meter-long section of the bridge collapsed in central China's Henan Province on Friday morning after the truck carrying fireworks exploded on it, police said.
Though an initial death toll of 26 was reported by China Radio International, state-run Xinhua news agency later said that eight people were killed and 13 others injured in the tragic accident. Footage by the state CCTV and video clips posted in microblog sites presented a ghastly picture with nearly dozen shattered vehicles strewn around in the debris.
One picture showed a heavily laden truck precariously standing close to the collapsed part of the bridge.
The explosion and the subsequent collapse of the bridge lead to several vehicles to tumble from the 30-meter-high bridge, local officials said.
Though an initial death toll of 26 was reported by China Radio International, state-run Xinhua news agency later said that eight people were killed and 13 others injured in the tragic accident. Footage by the state CCTV and video clips posted in microblog sites presented a ghastly picture with nearly dozen shattered vehicles strewn around in the debris.
One picture showed a heavily laden truck precariously standing close to the collapsed part of the bridge.
The explosion and the subsequent collapse of the bridge lead to several vehicles to tumble from the 30-meter-high bridge, local officials said.
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