AdvertisementAdvertisementEast AsiaThis dashcam video grab made available on Feb 25, 2025 by Yonhap news agency shows a bridge collapsing at an expressway construction site in Cheonan. (Photo: AFP/Yonhap)25 Feb 2025 11:23AM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST SEOUL: Two people were killed and five injured after a bridge collapsed at an expressway construction site in the South Korean city of Cheonan on Tuesday (Feb 25), fire authorities said.Local media aired dramatic footage of what appeared to be a section of the bridge collapsing, sending a massive cloud of smoke into the air.Two people died, four were seriously injured and one suffered a minor injury, according to a statement from the National Fire Agency.Authorities are still searching for three people buried under the debris, it added.An interior ministry official told AFP that the injured were being transported to hospitals.The incident took place at around 9.50am (8.50am, Singapore time) in Cheonan, around 82km south of Seoul.Five 50m steel structures supporting the highway bridge collapsed one after another after being hoisted into place by a crane, the Yonhap news agency reported.Acting President Choi Sang-mok has issued urgent directives to mobilise all available resources and personnel for the rescue operation.According to data from Seoul's labour ministry, more than 8,000 work-related deaths occurred in the country from 2020 to 2023.Source: Agencies/dyNewsletterWeek in ReviewSubscribe to our Chief Editor’s Week in ReviewOur chief editor shares analysis and picks of the week's biggest news every Saturday.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST