An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows the fractured Lixinsha Bridge in Nansha District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
GUANGZHOU, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and three others missing after a ship hit a bridge and caused the bridge to fracture on Thursday morning in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, rescuers said.
The accident happened at around 5:30 a.m. when a container ship hit the pier of the Lixinsha Bridge in Nansha District. Five vehicles, including a motorbike, were involved in the accident. Two of them plunged into the river and the others fell onto the vessel, a preliminary investigation has found.
A crew member is slightly injured in the accident.
Rescue efforts are underway, and the cause of the accident is being investigated.
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows the container ship which hit the Lixinsha Bridge being towed away in Nansha District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Debris of vehicles that have fallen from the bridge are seen in the ship. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows the fractured Lixinsha Bridge in Nansha District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows the fractured Lixinsha Bridge in Nansha District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows the container ship which hit the Lixinsha Bridge in Nansha District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Debris of vehicles that have fallen from the bridge are seen in the ship. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 22, 2024 shows the fractured Lixinsha Bridge in Nansha District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)■
