One killed, 8 injured in bridge collapse in China

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Jan 13, 2017, 01:23 PM IST

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The cause of the collapse is not yet known.

At least one person was killed and eight others injured after part of an old bridge in central China's Zhengzhou city collapsed on a moving bus.

The accident happened on Thursday night when workers were demolishing the ramp section of the old bridge at a crossroad.

A 66-year-old retired railway worker was killed when the bus he was travelling in was hit in the front. Two of the eight injured were in serious condition.

The cause of the accident is still being investigated, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.