South Korea overpass collapse kills three people during safety inspection

SEOUL, May ‌26 (Reuters) - A ​section ​of an overpass under demolition in the South Korean capital, ‌Seoul, collapsed on Tuesday, killing three ⁠people who were conducting a safety ‌inspection and injuring three ‌others, fire and city officials said.

Television footage showed emergency workers conducting a ​search-and-rescue operation as a long segment of the structure lay ⁠collapsed on the street below, near a railway crossing ​in central Seoul.

Workers detected signs of instability in the structure overnight ​and suspended the ‌demolition early on Tuesday for a safety inspection, a Seoul ⁠city official said.

The section collapsed on Tuesday afternoon while safety inspectors were ⁠inside the support structure, the official said.

All the ​people killed and injured were senior city public works officials and a private sector ‌expert conducting the inspection, a fire official said.

The overpass, built ‌in 1966, was being demolished ⁠due to safety ‌defects in the ​ageing structure, the city said.

(Reporting by Jack KimEditing by Ed ‌Davies)

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