“Part of a bridge under construction collapsed.
Emergency services are present to free trapped victims,” the Dutch rescue services in the town of Lochem announced on X this Wednesday.
“An industrial accident occurred during the construction of a bridge.
Unfortunately, two people died and two other people were injured,” the municipality of Lochel, scene of the tragedy, also announced on X.
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“Part of a bridge under construction over the Goorseweg in Lochem has collapsed”, “emergency services are on site to free the trapped victims”, the authorities had declared shortly before.
The causes of the collapse have not yet been determined.
An investigation has been opened, authorities said.
They initially gave a report of four injured, three of whom were seriously injured.
It is not known whether the two deaths were part of the first toll.
A journalist from the local newspaper De Stentor, present on site, said that workers were lifting arches from the bridge when the accident occurred.
“Suddenly there was a huge noise.
The entire arch began to sway.
Then everything fell apart.
We saw two workers fall,” she said.