Chinese among 4 dead in the bridge of the South Korea highway collapse

At least four people died and six were injured on Tuesday, after a collapse at a highway construction site in a southern area of the South -Korean capital, Seoul, the fire authorities said.

The accident took place at 9.49 at ANSEong, about 70 km (43.5 miles) of Seoul, when five 50-meter (164ft) concrete structures that support the bridge on the highway collapsed one after the other, after the other What were raised instead of a crane, the reported news agency reported.

Ko Kyung-Man, an Anseong Fire Official, said four people had died, including two Chinese nationals and six were injured, including five who were in a critical condition. The five also included a Chinese citizen.

“They were working on installing a bridge on the bridge,” Ko told a television briefing. “All 10 were on the deck … and they fell from both sides when it collapsed.”

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The South Korean Highway Bridge collapses at least 4 dead, 6 injured

Hyundai Engineering, the main entrepreneur of the site, apologized and said he assists the authorities.

“We honestly bow our heads in excuses to those who lost their precious life and were injured in the accident on our site,” he said.