http://www.smh.com.au/world/bridge-collapses-20120825-24t7n.html


Bridge collapses
  Date  August 26, 2012 

HONG KONG. One of the longest bridges in northern China has collapsed nine 
months after it opened, triggering a storm of criticism from Chinese internet 
users and underscoring questions about the quality of construction in China's 
rapid expansion.

A 100-metre section of a ramp of the eight-lane bridge in the city of Harbin 
dropped 30 metres to the ground on Friday. Three people were killed and five 
were injured.

Questions about materials, construction and engineering have been the subject 
of national debate since two trains collided on the same track last year in the 
city of Wenzhou. The crash killed 40 people and injured 191. An investigation 
blamed flaws in the design of the signalling equipment.



 

   

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