The elevated part of the construction highway collapsed in Ansuag, killing or injuring all 10 workers present.
Four people were killed and six were injured in South Korea after the elevated parts of the highway under construction collapsed on Tuesday, fire authorities said.
The National Fire Agency said 10 people worked at the site in Ansong, about 65 km (40 miles) south of the capital of Seoul.
The accident happened at 9:49 (00:49 GMT), when five steel structures of 50 meters (164 meters) that supported the highway bridge demolished, capturing workers in the ruins.
The cause of collapse was not immediately known.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said that a team was sent to the scene.
Hyundai Engineering, a site builder, apologized for losing life and injuries.
“We are actively cooperating with the relevant authorities to ensure the rapid recovery of the place and a thorough investigation into the exact cause of the accident,” the company Yonhap said in a statement of the company.
The acting president of Choi Sang-MoK called mobilizing all available staff and providing security measures to prevent further damage, his office said.
Choi became the acting president of South Korea in December, after President Yoon Suk Yeol was abolished due to his short -term statement War Law December 3.
Yoon appeared in court for preliminary hearing Last week, he tried to orchestrate the rebellion at the charges, before the criminal trial.
Police Arrested Yoon 15 January after a weekly extract in its housing connection, in the first such action taken against the sitting president in South Korea.
Deadly accidents continue to happen regularly at industrial sites in South Korea, which introduced the law in 2022 to resolve security omissions and punishment of the company management if the worker was killed at work.
Earlier in February, six people were killed in a fire at the Hotel’s construction site in the port of Busan, with about 100 people evacuated, including 14 workers who ran to the helicopter safely after she had taken refuge on the roof.
In June last year, a fire at the Lithium Battery factory for which the authorities blamed the failures in quality control and inadequate security killed by 23 workers.
