Four killed in highway flyover collapse

Deadly disaster: Overturned vehicles are seen at the site where a highway flyover collapsed in Ezhou, Hubei province. — Reuters

BEIJING: Four people died and eight were injured after a section of a highway flyover in China’s central Hubei province collapsed, according to Chinese authorities.

The accident occurred at about 3.30pm on Saturday in the city of Ezhou, with about 500m of the bridge built over an expressway collapsing onto the roadway below, according to transport and police authorities.