[kellyhound]

Yesterday in the Qingyuan District of Baoding, Hebei Province, North China a bridge section, that was part of a construction site crossing over the active Cangzhou-Yulin Expressway (G1812 highway), which connects Hebei and Shaanxi provinces collapsed.

A heavy steel truss section detached and gave way while crews were performing a jacking or launching operation, a procedure used to slide a pre-assembled bridge span horizontally into place over the active expressway.

The massive steel framework collapsed directly onto the expressway below, striking a passing truck and causing a multi-vehicle collision.

A total of four people were injured. This includes three construction workers on site and the driver of the passing truck. Two of the construction workers sustained serious injuries.

The local government has closed off the immediate construction zone, and an official investigation into the exact mechanical or structural cause of the steel truss failure is actively underway.

[kbt3168]

All parts - including repair lift equipment: Made in China

[Mr.NoCredit]

Those cheap bastards.