' fill='%230E4F97'%3E%3Cg id='Group-5' transform='translate(370.000000, 11.000000)'%3E%3Cg id='avatar' transform='translate(6.000000, 4.000000)'%3E%3Ccircle id='Oval' cx='8' cy='4' r='4'%3E%3C/circle%3E%3Cpath d='M7.12864205,10 L8.87135795,10 C11.558649,10 14.0087196,11.5384024 15.1762205,13.958831 L16,15.6666667 L16,15.6666667 L15.3374858,17.5134983 C15.228016,17.8186575 14.9774027,18.051811 14.6651459,18.1389975 L8,20 L8,20 L1.33485405,18.1389975 C1.02259733,18.051811 0.771984007,17.8186575 0.662514216,17.5134983 L0,15.6666667 L0,15.6666667 L0.823779545,13.958831 C1.99128041,11.5384024 4.44135104,10 7.12864205,10 Z' id='Rectangle'%3E%3C/path%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/g%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Two construction vehicles crash to the ground in Rishon Lezion bridge collapse
2 workers moderately, lightly injured; incident occurred during work to demolish structure; site foreman detained for questioning by police
Two demolition vehicles were sent crashing to the ground on Sunday when the Rishon Lezion bridge they were working on collapsed.
Two workers were injured in the incident. A 55-year-old man was in moderate condition with a head injury, and a 36-year-old was lightly injured.
The team was apparently working to demolish the bridge when a section came down unexpectedly.
The moment of the bridge collapse was captured on the dashboard camera of a nearby vehicle.
Police reportedly detained the site’s foreman for questioning.
The Labor and Social Affairs Ministry opened an investigation into the incident.
תיעוד: טרקטורים התהפכו בזמן פירוק גשר בראשון לציון, פועלים נפצעו בינוני וקל@hadasgrinberg pic.twitter.com/Jrogltz3Wg
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) January 29, 2023
While it remained unclear why the bridge had collapsed while the vehicles were still on it, deaths and injuries of construction workers are a frequent occurrence, largely because of poorly enforced safety codes.
