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Six crew still feared trapped in boats hours after Taiwan bridge collapse
Nanfang'ao Bridge is seen collapsing in Suao, Taiwan October 1, 2019 in this still image taken from a video.  COAST PATROL CORPS 1 NORTHERN BRANCH, COAST GUARD ADMINISTRATION /via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
SUAO, YILAN, Taiwan - Six fishermen were believed trapped in boats twelve hours after a bridge collapsed into a harbor in northeastern Taiwan on Tuesday, injuring 10 other people as it crushed several fishing boats.

The rescue mission continued into the nighttime, as hundreds of rescuers scrambled to use cranes, excavators and other equipment to free the boats under spotlights.

“Six people were still trapped in the boats and the rescue mission continues,” the National Fire Agency said in a statement.

Earlier in the afternoon, military tugs pulled out the wreck of one fishing boat but no survivors were found.

The agency said most of the ten injured were foreign fishermen. All six missing crew were from Indonesia and the Philippines.

“The bridge collapsed at around 9:30 a.m. while an oil tanker vehicle was on it, setting the vehicle on fire,” said Shih I-chun, the secretary to the mayor of the port town of Suao, the site of the collapse. “We feared that some fishermen might be trapped in the boats.”

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told reporters near the port in Suao that the government “must find out the cause of the incident and should not evade responsibility,” adding that she has ordered security checks for all old bridges in Taiwan.

Authorities have set up an emergency center and the military said marines and the navy were helping with the rescue efforts.

“Saving life is the priority,” Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang said in a post on Facebook. “I will ask related authorities to make all efforts for the rescue.”

The bridge, which carries traffic over the busy fishing port, damaged three fishing boats and two vehicles, including the oil tanker, when it collapsed in clear weather, two officials said, though the reason was not immediately clear.

A tourist site dubbed the “lovers’ bridge,” it was built in 1998 and its structure was reinforced in 2018, Taiwan’s official Central News Agency said.

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Six crew still feared trapped in boats hours after Taiwan bridge collapse

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China bridge collapse kills three, injures two
SHANGHAI, Oct 11, 2019 - Three people died and two were injured when a highway bridge collapsed on Thursday in China's eastern province of Jiangsu, state news agency Xinhua said.

The bridge, in the city of Wuxi, fell on three cars below, killing three people in two of the vehicles, although the third vehicle was empty, it added.

Three cars and two trucks fell from the bridge as it collapsed.

City and transport ministry officials are investigating the cause of the accident, the agency said.


Three killed, two injured after road bridge collapses in E China (Video)
Three killed, two injured after road bridge collapses in E China
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A bridge collapsed in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China, October 10, 2019. /VCG Photo

A road bridge collapsed in Wuxi City, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Thursday, trapping cars underneath the rubble.

Updated at 7:15 a.m. BJT, Friday
At least three people died and two others were injured in the incident, local authorities confirmed on Friday.

Updated at 10:00 p.m. BJT, Thursday
Local authorities said Thursday that the bridge might have collapsed due to a heavily overloaded truck that had been plying on it.

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Rescuers gathered at the scene in Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, China, October 10, 2019. /CCTV Photo

Updated at 9:10 p.m. BJT, Thursday
Local police said three cars were trapped under the bridge when the incident happened. One of them was an empty parked car. The incident occurred at a section of the 312 national highway in Wuxi City. Rescue efforts are currently underway.

7:50 p.m. BJT, Thursday
A bridge collapsed in east China's Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, on Thursday, according to local media. The incident occurred at around 6:10 p.m. local time. At least two cars were trapped when the bridge fell. There may be casualties, and rescuers have arrived on the scene, according to reports.
 
China bridge collapse kills three, injures two
Rescue personnel and vehicles are seen at the site where a highway bridge collapsed in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China October 10, 2019. Picture taken October 10, 2019. China Daily via REUTERS
Rescue personnel and vehicles are seen at the site where a highway bridge collapsed in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China October 10, 2019. Picture taken October 10, 2019. China Daily

Three people died and two were injured when a highway bridge collapsed on Thursday in China's eastern province of Jiangsu, state news agency Xinhua said.

The bridge, in the city of Wuxi, fell on three cars below, killing three people in two of the vehicles, although the third vehicle was empty, it added. Three cars and two trucks fell from the bridge as it collapsed.

City and transport ministry officials are investigating the cause of the accident, the agency said.
 
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