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At least two people were killed and a crew member was injured on Thursday when a cargo ship rammed into a bridge in southern China, cutting the structure in half, according to Chinese authorities.
Trapped ship below the bridge. At around 5:30 a.m. local time, a barge carrying only the operator first grazed the 18th bridge pier and then collided with the 19th bridge pier of the Lixinsha Bridge. [4] A section of the bridge fractured, causing a portion of the bridge to fall into the water. The ship was trapped below it. [3] [5]
Three small trucks, a minibus and a scooter fell off the bridge south of the city of Guangzhou about 5:30 a.m., authorities said. The minibus, the scooter and one of the trucks landed on the ship ...
Located in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, the bridge connects Sanmin Island, one of the smaller islands along the Hongqili Waterway to the Jiuyong and the rest of the urban area. [1] As the only land bridge connecting Sanmin Island, it carries the island's only water supply pipeline. [2] [3] The bridge is 787 meters long, 9.8 meters wide.
The barge was travelling from Foshan city to a southern district of Guangzhou when it crashed into the bridge at 5:30 a.m. (2130 GMT) on the Hongqili Waterway, the Guangzhou Maritime Safety ...
A 400-foot (120 m) section of bridge collapsed onto freighter and into the river. Four cars drove off bridge 12 killed (7 ship crewman and 5 motorists) 2 pylons and three sections of bridge collapsed, ore freighter sank, 4 cars fell into river City of Hobart was split in two.
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