South Korea overpass collapse kills three

Three people have died after an overpass partially collapsed in South Korea, officials said.

Three others were injured when a vast part of the structure fell on to the street below in central Seoul.

The victims were crushed by debris and other wreckage after a section of a bridge deck suddenly collapsed, officials said.

Footage showed emergency services at the scene, along with a truck which was also damaged in the incident.

It occurred during a safety inspection after workers halted demolition work when noticing that a part of the structure had slightly sunk while concrete slabs were being cut, said Lee Jong-woon, an official at Seoul's Seodaemun District Fire Station.

The overpass, which was built in 1966, had been undergoing demolition since last August over safety concerns.

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Traffic was diverted away from the site as twisted steel beams and shattered slabs of concrete hung precariously from the edge of the overpass.

Some debris also fell on a nearby railway, forcing the Korea Railroad Corp to suspend some services to Seoul Station.

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