Video shows moment a 460-foot bridge collapsed in Taiwan; 6 people are missing and believed to be trapped on a fishing boat, National Fire Agency says.
The weather at the time was sunny, but the collapse occurred hours after a typhoon swept by the island. Disaster relief officials would not say if the storm had weakened the bridge or give other details on the cause. Government-run Central News Agency said a bridge pier may have collapsed.
National Fire Agency spokesperson Su Hong-wei said the oil tanker truck's fall smashed three fishing boats. It also set off a fire on the truck, but it did not spread beyond the vehicle. Of the 10 people hospitalized, six are Filipinos and three are Indonesians, the agency said. People from both countries regularly work on fishing boats registered in Taiwan, where pay is better than in their home countries.
Nanfangao Bridge is a tourist attraction in Yilan. It was opened in 1998 and was built to replace a lower bridge that prevented large fishing vessels from passing underneath.
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