On the afternoon of November 1, a Red Star News reporter arrived at the scene of the accident. Red Star News reporters noticed that the collapsed bridge was located on the southeast side of Tingtaoyuan Community in Binhai New District, Tianjin, but it was not marked on the map APP. There is a gate where the bridge is located, and it spans an unknown river that is not named on the map. According to on-site pictures provided by the Blue Sky Rescue Team who rushed to the scene for rescue, the bridge deck at the site of the accident was overturned sideways, and an excavator was half overturned on the bridge deck.

When Red Star News reporters arrived at the scene, they also noticed that the Galaxy Ring Road around Tingtaoyuan Community was full of public security, firefighting and other vehicles, and the scene at the core of the accident had been blocked. According to a resident at the scene, on the morning of the accident, accompanied by a high-decibel warning sound, there were even more firefighting vehicles parked on both sides of the road, almost directly blocking the entire road.

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A resident at the scene told the Red Star News reporter that the railway where the collapsed bridge was located had always been open to traffic, and the people passing by At that time, rumbling sounds could be heard near the community, and the direction was leading to Nanjiang Port, which only transported goods. When residents looked over, they could see that coal, containers and the like were being transported.

Another Tingtaoyuan resident told the Red Star News reporter that the collapsed bridge was several years old and had already existed when the Tingtaoyuan community was built. On both sides of the bridge are abandoned wastelands, covered with weeds, so there are not many people walking around on weekdays. "I sometimes go fishing across the river. When I pass by, I look at it and feel that this bridge has been used for many years and is exposed to wind and sun."

China Xiaokang Network - Tianjin Railway Bridge Collapse*** Caused Pictures of the scene showing 7 dead and 5 injured exposed. The cause of the collapsed bridge accident in Tianjin was revealed to have occurred while replacing bridge sleepers. The person in charge has been controlled.