Seven people were killed and nine lost contact! A construction accident occurred on the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway!

on August 22, the construction rope of the Jianzha Yellow River Bridge on the Sichuan-Qinghai Railway, which is under construction in Qinghai Province, broke. At the time of the accident, 15 construction workers and one person in charge of the project department were working. 00 on the

22nd, the accident has caused 7 deaths, 9 people are still missing, rescue work is being carried out. Located at the junction of Jianzha County, Huangnan Xizangan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province and Hualong Hui Autonomous County, Haidong City

, Jianzha Yellow River Bridge is the first railway steel truss arch bridge across the Yellow River in China and the largest double-track railway continuous steel truss arch bridge in the world. The total length of

the bridge is 1596.2 meters, with a main span of 366 meters. It is designed as a three-span continuous steel truss tied arch bridge of 141 meters + 366 meters + 141 meters, with a total steel consumption of about 17,200 tons. It is constructed by China Railway Bridge Bureau Group Co., Ltd. and is planned to be closed by the end of August 2025.

The bridge completed the pile foundation pouring of No.27 main pier in December 2023, started the erection of steel truss arch in January 2024, and completed the substructure of the main bridge in October 2024, with a total of 19 sections completed. In April 2025, the overall erection progress reached 68%, 72% of the steel truss arch of the main bridge was completed, and Beidou positioning and BIM technology were used to ensure the accuracy of assembly. As a key project of Sichuan-Qinghai Railway, the completion of the bridge will promote the economic development and tourism resources development of the areas along the line, and promote the interconnection of the "Silk Road Economic Belt" and the "Yangtze River Economic Belt".