Four killed in South Korea road collapse

After elevated sections of a highway were collapsed on Tuesday, South Korean fire officials reported that four people had died and six had been hurt.

The National Fire Agency said 10 people were working on the site in the city of Anseong, about 65km (40 miles) south of the capital Seoul.

The accident took place at 9: 49am (00: 49 GMT), when five 50-metre (164-foot) steel structures supporting the highway bridge collapsed, trapping the workers in the rubble.

Not immediately known what caused the collapse.

A team of officials was dispatched to the scene, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation.

Hyundai Engineering, the builder of the site, apologised for the loss of lives and injuries.

According to the Yonhap News Agency, the company stated in a statement that it was actively working with the relevant authorities to ensure a quick site recovery and a thorough investigation into the exact cause of the accident.

Acting President Choi Sang-mok urged everyone to mobilize resources and take safety precautions to avoid further harm, according to his office.

Following Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention for his brief declaration of martial law on December 3, Choi became South Korea’s acting president.

Before a criminal trial, Yoon testified in court last week for a preliminary hearing on charges that he was trying to orchestrate a rebellion.

Police&nbsp, arrested Yoon&nbsp, on January 15 after a weeklong standoff at his residential compound, in the first such action taken against a sitting president in South Korea.

In South&nbsp, Korea, where a law was passed in 2022 to punish company management for fatalities while addressing safety lapses, fatal accidents are still frequent.

About 100 people were evacuated from a hotel construction site in the port city of Busan earlier in February, including 14 workers who were taken to safety by a helicopter after finding refuge on a rooftop.