Bridge collapse leaves one dead, 22 injured
Updated: 2011-07-14 13:18
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FUZHOU -- One person was killed and 22 others were injured after a bridge collapsed Thursday 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.