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BBC News - Three dead in newly-built Chinese bridge collapse

A section of a multi-million dollar bridge in China that opened in November has collapsed, leaving three people dead and five injured, state media say.

Four lorries fell off the Yangmingtan Bridge in Harbin City, Heilongjiang province, when part of it collapsed, Xinhua news agency said.

Shoddy construction and over-loading have been blamed for the incident, it added.

Officials said they will investigate to see if the lorries were overloaded.

The bridge, which spans the Songhua river and is 15.42km (9.58 miles) long, was finished nine months ago and cost 1.88bn yuan ($286m), Xinhua said.

A 100m (328ft) ramp section collapsed, causing the lorries to plummet to the ground.

Sun Qingde, an official on Harbin's construction committee, was quoted by Xinhua as saying that the ramp "tilted to one side and crashed onto the ground".

This is the sixth major bridge collapse in China since July, the agency said.

The lorries were carrying feed and stones, officials from the Harbin municipal government was quoted by People's Daily Online newspaper as saying at a press conference.

They added that the bridge and other city roads will be checked.



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3 killed, 5 injured after bridge collapses in NE China

3 killed, 5 injured after bridge collapses in NE China[1]|chinadaily.com.cn

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HARBIN - The ramp of a multimillion-dollar bridge in northeast China collapsed early Friday morning, sending four trucks falling 30 meters to the ground, killing three people and injuring five.

The ramp, about 3.5 km from the main body of the Yangmingtan Bridge, tilted to one side and crashed onto the ground at 5:30 am, said Sun Qingde, deputy head of the construction committee of Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province. The injured have been hospitalized.

Xinhua reporters saw trucks crashed upside-down on the ground. Patches of blood and window shards were scattered around.

It is at least the sixth major bridge collapse across the country since July last year, following one in Beijing and another in the eastern city of Hangzhou. Shoddy construction and over-loading have been blamed.

The Yangmingtan Bridge was only opened to traffic in November. With a total length of 15.42 km, spanning the Songhua River in Harbin, the eight-lane bridge was claimed to be the longest in north China.

Local media reported that its construction cost 1.88 billion yuan ($296 million).

Built by the China Railway First Group Co., Ltd, it was the third bridge erected across the Songhua River in the past four years.
 
you know you're an important country when a bridge collapse makes international news

RIP to the dead though
 
'To God we belong and to Him do we return' - RIP !
 
Shady operators and bad oversights, without stringent regulations. That's an explanation but not an excuse.The central government must get to the bottom of this and correct the system that is not working properly and stem out corruptions if there's any.
 
This should not have happened it's really sad and uncalled for.RIP to the dead.BTW if any private firm was involved in the construction than they should be brought to the books.
 
Facts:

- It was a very new bridge, recently opened. :rolleyes:

- It was pride of China as the eight-lane bridge was claimed to be the longest in north China.

It reflects the quality of made in China things that too in China. :rolleyes:
 
@james control your self please....

Mostly buck loving contractors and bribed engineers causes these kinda incidents..... you don't need to comment on them.... You can find loads of contractors and engineers in our country too... so cool your self.... i hope you will edit your post...

R.I.P to the poor souls...
 
RIP to dead innocent people.:cry: May the departed soul rest in peace.
Misdeeds of the corrupt people should be brought to book.:frown:
 
Facts:

- It was a very new bridge, recently opened. :rolleyes:

- It was pride of China as the eight-lane bridge was claimed to be the longest in north China.

It reflects the quality of made in China things that too in China. :rolleyes:
Maharaj ji didnt the bridge collapse at commonwealth games village days beforethe start of the games.
 
Facts:

- It was a very new bridge, recently opened. :rolleyes:

- It was pride of China as the eight-lane bridge was claimed to be the longest in north China.

It reflects the quality of made in China things that too in China. :rolleyes:

Tell that to my cell phone ! Dirt cheap and has survived everything from falling from stairs to having my baby cousin piss on it ! :D
 
This should not have happened it's really sad and uncalled for.RIP to the dead.BTW if any private firm was involved in the construction than they should be brought to the books.

I read an article somewhere while ago saying that since in the last couple years there is a big surge in the infrastructure projects because the mass investment from the government, those SOE construction companies over stretched themselves with builting capacities and lots of the works had to be subcontracted to small private contruction companies with low costs.
 
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