© cnsphoto via REUTERSOverturned vehicles are seen at the site where a highway flyover collapsed in Ezhou, Hubei province, China December 19, 2021.
The accident happened on Saturday in the city of Ezhou, with about 500 meters of the flyover bridge built over an expressway collapsing on to the road below, according to transport and police authorities.
Three lorries fell from the bridge and one car was crushed under the debris, according to the official Xinhua News Agency, which cited local authorities. The expressway was closed after the incident.
Work was being carried out on the bridge when the accident happened, although it is not clear how many workers were present at the time.
Preliminary investigations revealed that a lorry weighing 198 tons had broken into two pieces while falling off the structure. The newspaper Beijing News said the lorry was four times over the allowable weight limit on the flyover, which was built 11 years ago.
Transport Ministry officials were on the scene conducting an investigation, the reports said.
Reader Comments
You know bridges, since 9/12/2001 will just fall apart with a sneeze.
R.C.
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RCsecondly, latest developments: mr. Bang Ding Ow, the manager of the civil engineering co. Ho Lee Fook, responsible for the overpass' construction had this to say: " we fogot da weebaw so we sode weff ova weebaw afa we bild ovapass to evagwand ".
most likely the blue container is something dense like copper (or lead ?). my previous employer used those specialized transports to ship large heavy generator sets (mag frame & armature)...100+ tons.