Bridge demolition goes wrong as excavator plunges into river in China

Published date: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:20:21 +0700

This is the shocking moment a bridge demolition went wrong when an excavator plunged into a river in China.

Footage shows the operator dismantling a stone arch bridge with the vehicle's boom arm, pulling the structure into the water in Zhaoqing, Guangdong.

	Dashan Village, Zhaoqing, Guangdong
	31/10/2027
	Partner Agency
	VRP175406
	Duration: 00:09
	Rating: Social safe
	bridge demolition excavator accident china river construction accident machinery equipment collapse submerged worker injuries stone arch bridge bystanders boom arm demolition gone wrong excavator falls demolition safety

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