The Nanfangao Bridge collapsed yesterday (Oct 1).
At around 9:30 The bridge suddenly collapsed and crushed at least three fishing vessels. At the same time, an oil truck was crossing when it collapsed, and it ignited after falling from the bridge.
According to the Central Weather Bureau, an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale occurred at 1:54 today, and the highest earthquake level in Nan'ao District, Yilan County was four on the Richter scale,but it still not confirmed that the earthquake was related to bridge damage.
The Ministry of Communications said that currently, The cause of the incident remains to be clarified.
Until now, "Nanfangao bridge" search and rescue progress found three OHCA people (2 Indonesians, 1 Filipino). They continue to search for 3 missing people and use heavy machinery to search from the shipwreck in nearby waters.
Up to now, there have been reportedly ten people injured and already sent to hospitals, three dead and three missings.
