Friday, August 24, 2012

China bridge collapse

Source: The Star

Oh dear! Early this morning, an 8-lane suspension bridge in northeast China, only nine months after it opened, collapsed killing three people (two killed on the spot, a third later), injuring five.

The bridge which is part of an airport expressway in Harbin city, only opened last November after two years of construction that cost 1.9 billion yuan ($300 million) according to China News Service.

A 100-meter (320-foot) section broke off when four heavy trucks drove onto the bridge, plunging them to the ground and crushing them, said a CCTV news reporter at the scene. The bridge was designed to handle up to 9,800 vehicles per hour.

More: The Star..Three die in China bridge collapse

6 comments:

  1. Every time I read a story like this, I quietly pray that the Three Gorges Dam will be OK ...

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  2. scary!! that's such a disaster, but luckiest thing from the mayhem is that no many died.. oooh, i saw the Gorges Dam in Rurousha's comment, please make it safe!!!

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  3. not again. So many things happening.

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  4. Oh dear scary huh!!!Probably someone might sing Chinese version song of "Harbin bridge is falling down falling down falling down.."

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  5. OMG! 8-lane bridge? That's huge!!!

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  6. The company which built this bridge will also build the 2nd Penang bridge!

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