Three dead in highway flyover collapse in eastern China
- Initial investigation blames structure’s failure on overloaded freight trucks
Three people were killed and two others injured when a raised section of a major highway in eastern China suddenly collapsed on top of their vehicles on Thursday evening.
The casualties were occupants of two vehicles crushed by the falling flyover on China National Highway 312 in the city of Wuxi, Jiangsu province, soon after 6pm, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday.
The third vehicle parked on the road was also crushed but there was no one inside.
Three cars and two trucks were on the section of flyover when it collapsed, Shanghai-based news site ThePaper.cn reported on Thursday.
More than 500 military police and traffic police officers were sent to the scene, while three excavators were dispatched to clear up the rubble.
A preliminary investigation found that the structure failed under the weight of overloaded freight trucks on the flyover at the time, CCTV reported.