At least two people died after a ship collided with a bridge in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou on Thursday morning.
Local authorities stated on the Chinese social media platform Weibo that it caused the structure to partially collapse.
Authorities said three people were still missing, and a sailor suffered minor injuries.
Preliminary findings shows that , two cars fell into the water and three more landed on the vessel as a result of the incident in Guangzhou’s Nansha District.
Images from the scene of the accident showed a bus appearing to have fallen into the freighter’s cargo hold.
According to Chinese media reports, only the driver was on board the bus.
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The operator was unable to contact him after the accident.
The authorities said that the cause of the crash was initially unknown.
Chinese state television showed footage of the scene of the accident, in which the freighter could be seen wedged between two bridge pillars, with a significant gap in the two-lane bridge above it.
Rescue workers immediately rushed to the scene of the accident.
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