Tunnel under construction collapses in New Moscow - VIDEO

  02 March 2017    Read: 1659
Tunnel under construction collapses in New Moscow - VIDEO
Today the tunnel under construction collapsed in New Moscow's Kaluzhskoye Shosse, a source in the emergency services of the Russian capital said.
"The collapse occurred in an area of ​​about 40 square meters in a newly built tunnel on the 23rd kilometer of the Kaluzhskoye Shosse," RIA Novosti cited the source as saying.

As a result of an accident one person was killed and three were injured, two others may be buried in debris.

"Three patients with injuries of varying severity were hospitalized. they will receive full medical care," the Moscow health department said.



The collapsed structure measures 500 meters long and 20 meters wide. The preliminary cause of the collapse is a violation of the rules.

33 rescuers and 12 units of equipment are now working on the site. Dog handlers are also involved in search operations, the representative of the regional central board of the emergency service.

The traffic in the direction of the Moscow region has been blocked. Now traffic police officers are organizing transportation of specialized equipment to the site of rescue operations.

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