Insecure pillar 'caused fatal bridge collapse' in Vietnam

A temporary pillar set on an uneven foundation was responsible for the collapse last year of a bridge under construction in southern Vietnam that killed 54 workers, state-controlled media reported today.

Insecure pillar 'caused fatal bridge collapse' in Vietnam

A temporary pillar set on an uneven foundation was responsible for the collapse last year of a bridge under construction in southern Vietnam that killed 54 workers, state-controlled media reported today.

The commission set up to investigate the cause of one of the country’s worst accidents determined it was an “unfortunate circumstance” and did not assign blame, the Ho Chi Minh City Law newspaper said.

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