South Korea overpass collapse: 4 construction workers died, 6 injured

In South Korea, at least four construction workers were killed, including two Chinese nationals, and six others were injured when a highway overpass collapsed in Cheonan. According to the Ansan Fire Department, five of the injured are in serious condition. The highway was still under construction, and no passenger vehicles were present at the site. 

Deadly accidents continue to occur regularly at



industrial sites in South Korea, which introduced a law in 2022 to address safety lapses and punish company management if a worker is killed on the job. Earlier in February, six people died in a fire at a hotel construction site in the port city of Busan, with about 100 people evacuated, including 14 workers rescued by a helicopter after they had taken refuge on a rooftop.