The collapse of an under-construction railway bridge over a major river in China has killed at least 12 workers and left four others missing, state media reports said.
Aerial photos from the official Xinhua News Agency show a large section missing from the bridge’s curved aquamarine arch.
A bent section of the bridge deck hangs downward into the Yellow River below.
The span of the under-construction bridge that collapsed on the Qinghai section of the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway killing at least 12 workers on Aug. 22, 2025.AP
Rescue workers search the waters below the bridge after the collapse in China’s Qinghai Province. Xinhua/Shutterstock
A bent section of the bridge deck hangs downward into the Yellow River below. AP
Sixteen workers were on the bridge in northwest China’s Qinghai province when a steel cable snapped about 3 a.m. Friday during a tensioning operation, Xinhua said.
Boats, a helicopter and robots were being used in the search for the missing.
The bridge is 1 mile long and its deck is 180 feet above the surface of the river below, the English-language China Daily newspaper said.
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