Authorities have reported a tragic incident in southwest China where a tower crane collapsed at a bridge construction project. This accident resulted in the loss of six lives and left five others injured. The collapse happened Wednesday in Jianyang city during work to build an expressway bridge over the Tuo River, the city’s transportation bureau said in a short statement posted on its social media account. Jianyang is in Sichuan province near Chengdu, the provincial capital. An investigation into the cause of the collapse was underway.

FILE PHOTO: A construction site of residential buildings by Chinese developer Country Garden is pictured in Tianjin, China August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

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Authorities have reported a tragic incident in southwest China where a tower crane collapsed at a bridge construction project. This accident resulted in the loss of six lives and left five others injured.
The collapse happened Wednesday in Jianyang city during work to build an expressway bridge over the Tuo River, the city’s transportation bureau said in a short statement posted on its social media account.

Jianyang is in Sichuan province near Chengdu, the provincial capital. An investigation into the cause of the collapse was underway.

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