A bridge under construction in China collapses to a yellow river, killing at least 6 people, says government media

Beijing Six people and 10 people were killed after a part of a bridge under construction, which collapsed on Friday in northwestern China, government media reported. A The video published by State BroleCaster CCTV showed the middle of the bridge archive section suddenly giving way to the yellow river waters below.

The government news agency Xinhua said the reason was the failure of the hard cable.

The People’s Daily newspaper said that 15 workers and project managers were on the site at that time.

The death toll was initially reported that it was seven by the newspaper, but the subsequent reports put it in the sixth.

The bridge on the Sichuan-Singhai railway bridge is the largest dual solid arc in the world, according to the People’s Daily.

The report said it was the first stiff arc bridge in China that extends over the yellow river – the second longest in the country.

The photos published on the government media show the bridge that was partially built, its missing middle section, a giant scaffolding and several cranes besides.

Shenhua said that hundreds of rescue workers were filled for the search and rescue process.

Industrial accidents are somewhat common in China due to mysterious regulations and inaction safety standards.

In December of last year, 13 people were lost after a cave at a major railway site in the southern China Chentchen city. There were no reports on the survivors.