4 dead, 8 injured after ramp bridge collapses in central China

HUBEI, Dec. 19 (YPA) – At least four people were killed and eight others injured after a ramp bridge collapsed in the city of Ezhou, central China’s Hubei Province, on Saturday afternoon.

The accident took place at around 3:36 p.m. Saturday when part of the ramp bridge spanning over an expressway collapsed. Three trucks on the bridge fell off and a car was crushed under the collapsed single-column bridge, closing the two-way traffic of the expressway, officials said.

An unknown number of people were working on the bridge when the accident occurred.

Preliminary investigation showed that an overloaded truck with a weight of 198 tonnes broke into two pieces when falling off, sending two other vehicles down with it.

The provincial governor and a deputy provincial governor have rushed to the scene to lead the rescue, and traffic police officers and firefighters continue to carry out emergency relief.

E.M