Investigation is started after collapse of steel structures in the work of Hyundai Engineering on Seu-Sejong Highway
At least 4 workers were died and 6 were injured after the collapse of structures of a bridge under construction in Anseong, Gyeonggi province, South Korea, at 9:49 am on 3rd (25.FEV.2025).
The accident was when 5 steel supports 50 meters long fell from the pillars during the construction of the Express Seu-Sejong highway, according to firefighters.
Watch the video of the moment of collapse (3s):
South Korea, Bridge collapse: At least two people have died and 5 have been injured after a part of a bridge that was under consturction collapsed in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, Tuesday morning.
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According to information from the newspaper, of the 10 people working in the upper parts of the bridge, 7 were South Koreans and 3 Chinese.
The injured were sent to nearby hospitals, where 5 of them are in serious condition, according to information from the health facilities.
The height of the bridge varies according to the section, but reaches up to 52 meters, with a distance between pillars of 210 meters.
Interim President Choi Sang-Mok (independent) ordered emergency sending all available resources available for search efforts.
The Seoul-Sejong Highway, with a total length of 134 km, is divided into 2 sections: the 1st, 72 kilometers, connects Anseong a Guri (province of Gyeonggi) and was inaugurated on January 1; The 62 -kilometer 2nd, connects Sejong to Anseong and is expected to open at the end of 2026. The scene of the accident is part of this 2nd stretch.
A representative of Hyundai Engineering, a company responsible for the work, said he sent all employees who work with the construction. “We are raising details of the situation, such as the number of field employees employed by subcontracted“He said.
The country’s Ministry of Employment and Labor has begun investigation to verify possible violations of safety rules and the punishment law for serious accidents. The temporary suspension of the work was also ordered.
South Korean legislation provides for arrest to the executive president of a company in case of deaths in serious workplace accidents if the safety measures taken were insufficient.
