In the early hours of Friday, a cable snapped on an under-construction bridge in Qinghai Province, leaving a scene of devastation.
Ten workers were confirmed dead, four remain missing, and two are stranded on the bridge arch with no confirmation on their vital signs. The accident struck the under-construction span on the Qinghai section of the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway, a critical link for the region's transport network.
- Casualties: 10 dead, 4 missing, 2 stranded
- Location: Sichuan-Qinghai Railway, Qinghai Province
- Cause: Cable failure during early morning work
Local authorities have launched intensive search and rescue operations, with teams working through challenging conditions to locate survivors and recover victims. Families are awaiting news, while the incident raises fresh concerns about safety protocols on large-scale infrastructures across the Chinese mainland's remote regions.
As investigators probe the cause of the cable break, experts say robust safety measures are essential to protect workers and communities along major development corridors like the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway – a project designed to boost connectivity across rugged terrains and support economic growth in the Chinese mainland's northwest.
We'll update this story as more information becomes available.
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10 killed, 4 missing in NW China bridge construction accident
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