Chinese bridge collapses

Chinese bridge collapses

EDITORS NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIALbr br Three people were killed and five more injured as a newly-built bridge in north-eastern China collapsed.br br The accident occurred when a 100-metre(328 feet) section of the Yangmingtan bridge in Harbin city collapsed, sending four trucks falling 30 metres to the ground.br br The state media said the 15.4 kilometre-long (9.6 mile), eight-lane bridge opened to traffic in November 2011.br br It was designed to handle 9,800 vehicles per hour.br br China has experienced a number of construction accidents in recent years as the government rolls out giant infrastructure projects at breakneck speed.


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Uploaded: 2012-08-24

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