Overloading Blamed
Source: Xinhua |
July 18, 2011, Monday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
EXPERTS say overloading caused a bridge collapse in southeast China's Fujian Province last Thursday which resulted in the death of a driver and injuries to 22 people on his bus.
A Wuyishan city spokesman said a seriously overloaded truck plus years of overloaded traffic on the bridge was the direct cause of the collapse.
A section of the Wuyishan Gongguan Bridge collapsed at around 8:50am on Thursday.
The truck, designed to carry just over 15 tons, had more than 60 tons of cargo when it crossed.
The bridge collapsed as the tour bus was crossing.
A Wuyishan city spokesman said a seriously overloaded truck plus years of overloaded traffic on the bridge was the direct cause of the collapse.
A section of the Wuyishan Gongguan Bridge collapsed at around 8:50am on Thursday.
The truck, designed to carry just over 15 tons, had more than 60 tons of cargo when it crossed.
The bridge collapsed as the tour bus was crossing.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
