US Edition2 workers die after part of a bridge being built over a Dutch canal collapses
- A bridge collapse in the Netherlands led to two fatalities and two injuries. Emergency services responded to the incident.
- The cause of the collapse was under investigation, with no clear indication yet.
- Rescue helicopters and emergency vehicles were deployed to the scene, with authorities still probing the cause of the accident.
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2 Workers Die After Part of Bridge Being Built Over Dutch Canal Collapses
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—Two people died and two others were injured Wednesday when part of a bridge being built over a canal in the eastern Netherlands collapsed, emergency services said. The accident happened in Lochem, 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of Amsterdam, as workers lifted a large metal arch into place. Nieke Hoitink, a journalist with a regional newspaper, De Stentor, reported that the arch was hanging from a crane when “suddenly there…
A journalist from local newspaper De Stentor, who was present at the scene, said workers were trying to raise the arches of the bridge when the accident occurred. The article VIDEO A bridge under construction collapsed in the Netherlands, two workers died on the spot appears for the first time on Romanian TV.
Part of a bridge under construction collapsed on Wednesday in the east of the Netherlands, leaving at least two people dead and two injured.
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