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July 15th, 2009

Bridge collapse kills 6 in China

Posted: 07:06 AM ET

BEIJING, China (CNN) - Six people were killed early Wednesday when a bridge collapsed in eastern China, state-run media said.

The collapse occurred at 1:33 a.m. (1:33 p.m. Tuesday ET) in the city of Tianjin, Xinhua news agency reported.

Five trucks overturned during the crash, killing six people and injuring four.

Officials were working to determine what caused the collapse.


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