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A cargo ship slammed into a bridge in southern China, sending several vehicles tumbling into a river.

Two people died and three others were missing after the accident Thursday in Guangzhou, state-run on X, formerly known as Twitter. Two vehicles fell into the water and three others landed on the vessel.

State broadcaster China Central Television that a bus was among the vehicles involved, though there’s been no update. The ship’s owner has been taken into custody, it added.

A bridge in Nansha district, Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong Province was struck by a vessel on Thursday, resulting in the breakage of the bridge structure and the fall of vehicles into the water. The number of casualties is still undergoing verification.
— Global Times (@globaltimesnews)

The accident happened at the Lixinsha Bridge, which crosses a tributary of the Pearl River. Photos showed the cargo ship wedged under the Lixinsha and pieces of the span in the vessel’s bow.

Topics China Trucking