On the morning of September 9, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, a representative of the People's Committee of Phung Nguyen Commune, Lam Thao District confirmed that an incident had just occurred where two abutments of Phong Chau Bridge collapsed.
Lao Dong's source said that the incident happened at around 9:30 am, the water level of the Red River was very high, flowing rapidly causing the two abutments of Phong Chau Bridge to collapse. At the time the bridge collapsed, there were vehicles traveling on the bridge. However, the damage has not been estimated yet.
Lao Dong will continue to update information on this incident.
Phong Chau Bridge is a bridge across the Red River on National Highway 32C, located at Km 18+300 National Highway 32C, connecting Phung Nguyen commune, Lam Thao district with Van Xuan commune, Tam Nong district.
Phong Chau Bridge was built using old technology with a steel truss structure, 375.36m long. The project was inaugurated on July 28, 1995.
