US Edition12 Dead, 4 Missing After Bridge Collapses in China
The collapse was caused by a steel cable failure during construction of the world's largest double-track steel truss arch bridge, killing six and leaving 10 missing, state media said.
- On August 22, 2025, a central arch of a bridge under construction collapsed into the Yellow River in northwest China, state media reported twelve killed and four missing.
- Xinhua attributed the collapse to a steel cable failure in the world's largest-span double-track continuous steel truss arch bridge, China's first railway steel truss arch bridge spanning the Yellow River.
- A CCTV video showed the arch's middle section fail midspan, images displayed two scaffolding towers and cranes, and the People's Daily reported 15 workers and a project manager were on-site.
- Hundreds of rescue workers were mobilized for a search-and-rescue operation at the Yellow River site, but there were no reported survivors, highlighting concerns about China's industrial safety context.
- Early discrepancies in reporting preceded consolidated state media figures, with initial tallies of seven, six, and ten; Xinhua said a steel cable failure may lead to engineering and safety reviews.
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The Jianzha railway bridge in northwestern China ceded in the middle of the night this Friday while 15 workers and a project manager were on the construction site. Twelve bodies have already been found in the Yellow River, while four workers are missing. The media have invoked the breakup of one or more steel construction cables. Located on the Sichuan-Qinghai line, 1.5km long, it was to be the longest arched bridge in double-track metal trusses…
12 dead, 4 missing after NW China bridge construction accident
A steel cable failure during bridge construction in northwest China's Qinghai Province left 12 people dead and four others missing as of 6 p.m. Friday.The cable broke at around 3:10 a.m. on Friday at the site of a bridge under construction on the Qinghai section of the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway.Rescue and emergency response efforts are underway.
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