VIDEO. A cargo ship collides head-on with a road bridge and causes its collapse: the accident leaves several dead

Le pont qui s'est effondré et qui a fait plusieurs morts. MAXPPP – XINHUA/LU HANXIN

Ce mercredi 21 février 2024, un cargo est entré en collision avec un pont routier en Chine. Lors de cet accident, cinq morts sont à déplorer.

It's tragic accident, which occurred around 5 a.m. (Wednesday 9:30 p.m. GMT) this Wednesday in China. An empty container ship hit head-on "a pillar of the Lixinsha Bridge", and caused the collapse of part of the bridge, said&nbsp ;e Canton Maritime Affairs Bureau, cited by DH net. In total, five people lost their lives during this tragedy.

An "inappropriate maneuver"

The boat was traveling between Foshan and Guangzhou, which is the capital of Guangdong province, it is explained in a press release. the impact of the cargo ship with the bridge caused "the rupture of the deck' of the structure, which also resulted in the fall of five vehicles, indicates DH net.

#Breaking A cargo ship fractures a bridge in south #China's #Guangzhou, causing an unknown number of vehicles to plunge into the water on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/jfecoe7IYq

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The toll brings the total number of deaths to five, after three bodies "without signs of life" were drafted. All of the victims were people who fell from the bridge with their vehicle. They were an electric scooter driver, three people who were in several vans, as well as a bus driver who was driving empty, reports the Chinese channel  CCTV.

The origin of this fatal accident is known: an "inappropriate maneuver"& nbsp;coming from one or more crew members, would be the cause of this disaster, said the authorities. On site, several dozen rescuers were dispatched to assist people already there.