Three people were killed and five injured when an eight-lane suspension bridge in northeast China collapsed early on Friday, only nine months after it opened, state media said.
The bridge, part of an airport expressway in Harbin city, only opened last November after two years of construction that cost 1.9 billion yuan ($300 million), China News Service reported.
A 100-meter (320-foot) section broke off when four heavy trucks drove onto the bridge, plunging them to the ground and crushing them, said a CCTV news reporter at the scene. The bridge was designed to handle up to 9,800 vehicles per hour.
Two people were killed on the spot, a third died later, and five remain in hospital for treatment, the report said, adding that authorities were investigating the cause of the accident.
The official Xinhua news agency said at least six major bridges had collapsed across the country since July last year, and that shoddy construction and over-loading were to blame.
Authorities in Harbin were not immediately available for comment on Friday's accident, which came after two people died last week when a road in the same city caved in, leaving a hole 10 meters wide and 10 meters deep. - AFP
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