Video has emerged on social media of a newly opened bridge partially collapsing in China’s south-west along a national highway. The 758-metre Hongqi bridge was closed on Monday afternoon after cracks appeared on nearby slopes and roads, and shifts were seen in the terrain of the mountain, the local government told Reuters. On Tuesday afternoon,…
A part of recently-constructed Hongqi bridge in China‘s southwestern province of Sichuan collapsed on Tuesday. The bridge collapse incident occurred along a national highway that links the country’s heartland with the Tibet region. So far, there has been no report of any casualty. The 758-metre bridge was closed on Monday after cracks started showing in…
Part of the Hongqi Bridge in China‘s Sichuan province collapsed on Tuesday after shifts were seen in the terrain of a mountain. There were no causalities reported, according to Reuters, and police had closed the bridge to all traffic the day before after identifying cracks on nearby slopes and roads. Construction on the bridge finished…
A railway steel truss arch bridge section being erected in the predawn hours Aug. 22 plummeted into a river in Northwest China, killing at least 12 workers, news agencies reported. Daytime photos became available today. Four more workers are believed to be missing. China’s CCTV news reported that a cable failure was a triggering cause…
Saturday, August 23, 2025 11:37AM A Chinese bridge collapse over the Yellow River in Qinghai province has killed at least 12 workers. BEIJING — The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in China has killed at least 12 workers and left four others missing, state media reports said. Aerial photos from…
Beijing — Six people were killed and 10 are missing after part of a bridge under construction collapsed Friday in northwest China, state media reported. A video published by state broadcaster CCTV showed the middle of the bridge’s arch section suddenly giving way and plunging into the waters of the Yellow River below. The cause…