At Least 4 Dead in South Korea Highway Construction Project Collapse

At Least 4 Dead in South Korea Highway Construction Project Collapse
Rescue workers participate in a salvage operation at a collapsed highway construction site in Cheonan, South Korea, on Feb. 25, 2025. Kim Hong-ji/Reuters
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ANSEONG, South Korea—At least four people died and six were injured on Tuesday after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of the South Korean capital, Seoul, fire authorities said.

The accident took place at 9:49 a.m. (0049 GMT) in Anseong, about 43.5 miles from Seoul, when five 164 feet concrete structures supporting the highway bridge collapsed one after another after being hoisted into place by a crane, the Yonhap News Agency reported.