A part of a bridge within the southern Chinese language manufacturing hub of Guangzhou collapsed after a container ship crashed into it, killing not less than two folks as autos plummeted, the native authorities mentioned on Thursday.
Three folks had been lacking, in keeping with the authorities, who mentioned an empty container ship had hit one of many supporting columns of the two-lane Lixinsha Bridge, fracturing the floor.
The crash occurred at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday within the Nansha district, and its trigger was beneath investigation, the district mentioned in an announcement. Pictures printed by Chinese language state media confirmed a big chunk lacking from the bridge, which is the primary thoroughfare crossing the Hongqili Channel between the island of Sanmin and the remainder of the sprawling megacity. A neighborhood official informed state media that ferries had been being offered for residents.
5 autos fell when the bridge collapsed, two into the water and three onto the container ship, Guangzhou’s maritime bureau mentioned in an announcement.
Among the many autos was a bus whose driver was the one particular person on board, the bus’s operator, Guangzhou Bus Group, mentioned in an announcement printed by state media. It was unclear whether or not the motive force was among the many lacking or the lifeless. {A photograph} printed in state media confirmed a bus that appeared to have landed on the ship.
Six scuba divers and a salvage ship had been despatched to the scene, officers mentioned, in keeping with state media.
In 2021, the transport division in Guangdong Province, whose capital is Guangzhou, agreed to implement anti-collision measures on the bridge’s help columns, in keeping with the state broadcaster China Central Tv. The work was scheduled to be accomplished in 2022 however was postponed to 2023, after which to August 2024, with no causes given for the delay, the broadcaster reported.
