Seoul: An overpass in Seoul that partially collapsed earlier this week has been completely demolished Friday, the Seoul city government said, with the Gyeongui Line railway service that had been suspended due to the accident set to resume over the weekend.
According to Yonhap News Agency, on Tuesday, a section of the Seosomun Overpass undergoing demolition collapsed during an on-site safety inspection, killing three people and injuring three others. The city government reported that the emergency demolition work on the upper structure of the Seosomun Overpass, which began at midnight, was completed by 9:40 p.m., approximately 79 hours after the collapse.
The city government resumed demolition work after the labor ministry approved its plan to continue the process Thursday evening. State railway authorities plan to work overnight to restore the Gyeongui Line railway service, with an aim to finish the work by 5 a.m. Saturday and resume service with the first train in the morning.
The Seosomun Overpass, constructed in 1966, had been undergoing demolition since August last year due to safety concerns and was scheduled for complete demolition by next month.