Rescue workers participate in a salvage operation at a collapsed highway construction site in Cheonan, South Korea, February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji
ANSEONG, South Korea (Reuters) - At least four people died and six were injured on Tuesday after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of the South Korean capital, Seoul, fire authorities said.
The accident took place at 9:49 a.m. (0049 GMT) in Anseong, about 70 km (43.5 miles) from Seoul, when five 50 metre (164 ft) concrete structures supporting the highway bridge collapsed one after another after being hoisted into place by a crane, the Yonhap News Agency reported.
