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A ⁠section of ⁠an overpass under demolition in the South Korean capital of Seoul collapsed on Tuesday, killing three people who were ‌conducting a safety inspection and injuring three others, fire and city officials said.
Television footage showed emergency workers conducting a search-and-rescue operation as a long segment ⁠of the structure lay collapsed on the street below, near a railway crossing in central Seoul.
Workers noticed that a part of the structure had slightly sunk while concrete slabs were being cut and suspended the demolition early on Tuesday for a safety inspection, a Seoul city official said.
The section collapsed on Tuesday afternoon ‌while ‌safety inspectors were inside the support structure, ‌the official said.

All the people killed ⁠and injured were senior city public works officials ⁠and a private sector expert conducting the inspection, a fire official said.
Police and emergency officials sealed off traffic around the site, where twisted steel beams and shattered slabs of concrete hung precariously from the edge of the overpass.
Some debris also fell on a nearby railway, forcing the Korea Railroad Corporation to suspend some operations to Seoul Station.
The ‌overpass, built ‌in 1966, was being demolished due to safety defects in the ageing structure, the city said.
Additional reporting by Associated Press


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One section collapsed ‌while ‌senior public works officials ⁠and private sector experts were inspecting the support structure


One section collapsed ‌while ‌senior public works officials ⁠and private sector experts were inspecting the support structure.


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3 killed in South Korea after ageing overpass collapses during safety check

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One section collapsed ‌while ‌senior public works officials ⁠and private sector experts were inspecting the support structure