Investigation on Can Tho bridge collapse announced-<"the depression of the foundation of a key temporary pillar">
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Investigation on Can Tho bridge collapse announced-<"the depression of the foundation of a key temporary pillar">
reason that made the collapse of Can Tho bridge last September, which killed over 50. Panorama of Can Tho bridge collapse The tragedy occurred in the morning of September 26, 2007, killed over 50 and injured dozens of workers. The Prime Minister set up the State Investigation Council to seek the reason of the collapse. After nine months of investigation, the council announced the reason on July 2. The council’s chairman, Minister of Construction Tran Hong Quan, said the major reason was the depression of the foundation of a key temporary pillar. He said the collapse caused by the depression took place within 20 seconds. He added that according to regulations, the major responsibility belonged to designer but the depression in such a narrow scale may be considered as a risk, which is very difficult to anticipate in design. Quan said the Japanese side completely agreed with the above investigation result. “The responsibility belongs to three sides: the investor, the contractor, and the consulter. The Japanese contractor and consulter executed their civil responsibility through compensation,” the Minister said. He said the Ministry of Public Security has prosecuted the case and they will continue investigation and suggest forms of punishments after researching the State Investigation Council’s documents. |
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