Tragic incident at a construction site in South Korea (1 photo + 1 video)

Three people were killed and five others were injured in a collapse at an expressway construction site in the South Korean city of Cheonan.



The accident occurred at about 9:50 a.m. local time, or 3:50 a.m. Moscow time, on a section of the Seoul-Sejong Expressway. Workers were using a crane to move a steel structure between supports, which consisted of several iron beams. They were fixed to the top of the bridge. At some point, five 50-meter steel beams supporting the bridge collapsed one after another. Emergency services quickly arrived at the scene. The cause of the collapse is still unknown. Footage of the incident also appeared on social media.

Following the tragedy, the National Fire Agency issued an order to mobilize firefighters. This was done in order to find those missing in the accident. In addition, Acting President of South Korea Choi Sang-mok gave emergency orders to deploy all available resources and personnel to conduct the rescue operation, Yonhap reported.