US EditionChinese Bridge Collapse Kills at Least 12 Construction Workers
A steel cable snapped during a tensioning operation on August 22, 2025, causing a 108-meter arch section to collapse and resulting in 12 deaths with 4 workers missing, officials said.
- On August 23, 2025, a railway bridge being built across the Yellow River in Qinghai province, China, collapsed, resulting in the deaths of at least 12 workers.
- The collapse followed the snapping of a steel cable during a tensioning operation at about 3 a.m. Friday when 16 workers were on the bridge.
- State media images revealed that a significant part of the bridge’s distinctive aquamarine arch was absent, while a deformed segment of the deck dangled approximately 55 meters above the river below.
- Rescue efforts involved over 800 personnel, 27 boats, a helicopter, five robots, and 91 vehicles searching for four workers still missing.
- The incident highlights risks in major infrastructure projects, with the bridge being China's first steel truss arch railway bridge spanning the Yellow River at 1.6 kilometers long.
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At Least 12 Dead, Others Missing – the Moment a Railway Bridge Under Construction Collapsed in China
At least 12 workers were killed and four others are missing after a railway bridge under construction collapsed over the Yellow River in northwest China's Qinghai province, state media reported. The accident occurred at around 3am on Friday during an operation when a steel cable suddenly snapped, bringing down a large section of the bridge's arch. Part of the deck now hangs twisted over the river, foreign media reported, according to Telegraph. …
Twelve people have died in the Chinese province of Qinghai when a railway bridge collapsed, according to Chinese state media. Four people are still missing. The accident occurred at a railway bridge under construction over the Yellow River in the sparsely populated province. The victims were all working on the bridge. CCTV footage shows how the center of the bridge collapsed overnight, largely collapsing into the river, 55 meters below. Chinese …
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