One killed, 8 injured in central China viaduct collapse

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One was killed and eight others were injured after part of an old viaduct in central China's Zhengzhou city collapsed Thursday evening, hitting a bus.

Rescuers work at the site where part of an old viaduct collapsed in Zhengzhou city, Henan province, on Thursday, January 12, 2017. [Photo: The Beijing News]

Rescuers work at the site where part of an old viaduct collapsed in Zhengzhou city, Henan province, on Thursday, January 12, 2017. [Photo: The Beijing News]

The accident happened at around 8:50 p.m. when workers were demolishing the ramp section of the old viaduct at a crossroad.

The bus was hit in the front. A 66-year-old retired railway worker was killed. Two of the eight injured were in serious condition.

The cause of the accident is still being investigated.

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