A highway overpass in eastern China's Jiangsu Province collapsed Thursday afternoon. Preliminary investigation showed one of the trapped cars, which happened to be parking under the overpass, had nobody inside.
NANJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- A highway overpass in eastern China's Jiangsu Province collapsed Thursday afternoon, crushing three cars beneath it, local authorities said.
The overpass collapse happened at around 6:10 p.m. at the section of National Highway 312 in the city of Wuxi, according to the city's public security bureau.
The preliminary investigation showed one of the trapped cars, which happened to be parking under the overpass, had nobody inside.
Information about casualties is not available yet.
Xinhua reporters said rescue efforts are underway. ■
