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Bridge collapse kills one, injures 22 in Fujian

One person was killed and 22 others were injured after a bridge collapsed today in east China's Fujian Province, according to local authorities.

The accident happened at around 8:50 am when a section of Wuyishan Gongguan Bridge collapsed in the city of Wuyishan, said a spokesman with the city's committee of the Communist Party of China.

A tourist bus, carrying 23 people, fell off the collapsed bridge, said the spokesman. The injured were rushed to the hospital, he added.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.




 

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