SOUTH KOREA: Two Chinese workers killed in Seoul bridge ramp collapse

Record ID: 216400

  • Title: SOUTH KOREA: Two Chinese workers killed in Seoul bridge ramp collapse
  • Date: 30th July 2013
  • Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (JULY 30, 2013) (REUTERS) BRIDGE RAMP COLLAPSE SITE VARIOUS OF RESCUE TEAM CARRYING VICTIM VARIOUS OF RESCUE TEAM CARRYING BODY OF CHINESE WORKER ON STRETCHER AMBULANCE LEAVING (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SOUTH KOREAN OFFICER AT GANGSEO FIRE STATION, LEE SEUNG-IL, SAYING: "The accident happened during a concrete placing process to extend the bridge at the cons
  • Embargoed: 14th August 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Korea, Republic of
  • Country: South Korea
  • Topics: Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVACJLCTXSJTSU7S6GNN9K4NPSMW
  • Story Text: Two Chinese workers were killed and a third injured on Tuesday (July 30) when a steel structure fell from bridge ramp construction site over the Han River in Seoul, the South Korean fire service said.
    Emergency workers retrieved the bodies of the Chinese victims and took the injured survivor to hospital.
    The dead were identified as 52-year-old Choi Chang-hee and 50-year-old Heo Dong-gil. The injured worker was identified as 59-year-old Chinese workers Kim Kyeong-tae, officials at Gangseo Fire Station said.
    A 47-metre-long steel structure and a crane fell from the bridge ramp construction site at about 0400GMT on Tuesday, crushing the workers.

    "The accident happened during a concrete placing process to extend the bridge at the construction site in the southern side of the Banghwa Bridge," said Lee Seung-il, an officer at Gangseo Fire Station.
    Police said an investigation was underway to find out the cause of the accident.
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