China bridge collapse

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China's state television on Monday (October 14) released a surveillance video showing that dozens people falling into the water after a footbridge collapses in east China.

The accident happened at around 10:10 a.m. (0210GMT) on Sunday (October 13) at a scenic spot in Lushan Mountain in eastern China's Jiangxi Province, state television CCTV reported.

Park employees raced to the rescue after visitors fell into the two-metre-deep water, CCTV said.

More than 10 injured visitors were sent to a local hospital, CCTV quoted local authorities as saying.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation, it added.

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