At least two dead at South Korea construction site collapse, fire agency says

25/2/2025 12:45

At least two people died and five were injured on Tuesday after a collapse at a highway construction site in the South Korean city of Cheonan, fire authorities said.



The Yonhap news agency reported, the accident took place at 9:49 a.m. (0049 GMT) when five 50 metre steel structures supporting the highway bridge collapsed one after another after being hoisted into place by a crane.



Earlier, Yonhap reported three deaths, but the national fire agency said that two people had died so far and five were injured, including four who were in a critical condition.



It said, authorities were also searching for another three people who were thought to be buried under rubble at the site.



Broadcaster YTN aired dramatic footage showing a deck of a towering bridge collapsing at the site in Cheonan, south of the capital Seoul.



Acting President Choi Sang-mok called to mobilise all available personnel and resources to rescue any missing people and to ensure safety measures to prevent further damage, his office said.