JAKARTA - At least 12 people were killed and four others are missing after a bridge under construction in western China collapsed on Friday, August 22.
Chinese state television station CCTV showed footage of the incident, which began when the center of the bridge's arch suddenly collapsed and plunged into the river below.
Xinhua news agency said the cause of the incident was a steel cable failure.
The People's Daily newspaper reported that 15 workers and a project manager were at the scene. CCTV reported that 12 people have been confirmed dead and four are still missing.
According to the People's Daily, the bridge on the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway is the longest continuous steel truss arch bridge with a double span in the world.
It is also China's first steel truss arch bridge, spanning the Yellow River—the country's second-longest.
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