A cargo ship rammed a bridge full of cars in southern China, causing it to partially collapse. The cargo ship hit the road bridge southeast of the Guangzhou metropolis in Guangdong province early on Thursday morning (local time), local authorities announced on the online platform Weibo. An unknown number of vehicles fell into the water, state news agency Xinhua reported.
A container ship has hit a bridge in the southern Chinese city #Guangzhou, causing the bridge to split. Vehicles that were on the bridge at the time of the collision plunged into the water. Rescue operations are underway. CGTN’s Huang Fei has the latest. #BREAK pic.twitter.com/FDkThU0YlM
— CGTN Global Watch (@GlobalWatchCGTN) February 22, 2024
Images from the accident scene showed that a bus had fallen into the cargo hold of the cargo ship. According to Chinese media reports, only the driver was on the bus. The line operator was unable to contact him after the accident. According to Xinhua, there was initially no reliable information about the number of possible victims or the cause of the accident.
Chinese state television showed footage from the accident scene, showing the cargo ship wedged between two bridge pillars. There was a large hole in the two-lane bridge above. According to official information, rescuers immediately rushed to the scene of the accident. (sda/dpa)
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