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The recently opened Hongchi Bridge in China’s Sichuan province partially collapsed. The video of the accident is going viral on social media. This bridge was built on the National Highway and its length is about 758 meters.
Cracks appeared on the hill slopes and roads around the bridge on Monday afternoon. When the mountain ground started slipping, the administration immediately closed the bridge due to safety reasons. The situation worsened on Tuesday afternoon. A part of the bridge broke and collapsed after a huge amount of soil slipped from the hill.
No injuries or deaths have been reported so far. In the video, a cloud of dust is seen rising and the pillars of the bridge are seen breaking and falling into the stones and river below.
This bridge was completed this year. It was built on the national highway connecting the plains of China with Tibet and was opened for traffic on September 28. The height of the bridge is said to be approximately 625 meters above the valley floor.
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