2024 Guangzhou bridge collapse
Date | 22 February 2024 |
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Location | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
Type | bridge collapse |
Deaths | 5 |
Non-fatal injuries | 3 |
On 22 February 2024, a barge collided with a bridge in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, causing a portion of the bridge to collapse. Vehicles plunged into the river and onto the barge, leaving five dead and three others injured.
Event[edit]
At around 5:30 AM local time, a barge carrying only the operator collided with the Lixinsha Bridge in Guangzhou, causing a portion of the bridge to fall into the water. At least five vehicles fell into the water and onto the barge, leaving five people dead and three others wounded. The vehicles in the accident include an electric motorbike and a public bus carrying only the driver.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ Lee, Liz; Orr, Bernard (22 February 2024). "Five killed after barge hits bridge near China's Guangzhou, plunging vehicles in water". Reuters.
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