BEIJING - ELEVEN construction workers were killed and 12 injured in southwest China when a crane container carrying them at a building site plunged to the ground, state media reported on Wednesday.
The accident took place on Tuesday in heavy rain at a bridge under construction near Chongqing city when a steel cable carrying the container snapped, sending the workers to their death, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Nine workers were declared dead at the scene and two died on the way to hospital, Xinhua said.
Eleven of the 12 injured are in serious condition, according to the report, which said work safety officials were investigating the cause of the accident.
China has a dismal work safety record, with thousands of people dying every year in mines, factories and on construction sites. -- AFP
