3 killed, 5 injured in S. Korea's highway construction site collapse-Xinhua

3 killed, 5 injured in S. Korea's highway construction site collapse

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-02-25 10:08:30

This photo taken on Feb. 25, 2025 shows the site of a highway construction site collapse in Cheonan, some 85 km south of Seoul, South Korea. (Xinhua)

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Three workers were killed and five others were injured in South Korea's highway construction site collapse, Yonhap news agency said Tuesday citing the fire authorities.

A structure above a bridge collapsed at a highway construction site in Cheonan, some 85 km south of Seoul, at around 9:49 a.m. local time (0049 GMT).

Among eight workers presumed to be buried, three were found dead and five others were wounded.

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