Hanoi Metropolitan Rail Management Board has suspended the work of a contractor after a 10m steel girder was dropped on a crowded street on Sunday.
Steel girder dropped on the street
The 650kg beam was dropped on Ho Tung Mau Street as it was being lifted for use on the Nhon-Ha Noi Station urban railway project.
"I heard a loud noise and looked back to see that the beam blocked the street," a driver said. "Two motorbike drivers behind me were able to brake in time. There were a lot of vehicles on the streets at that time but lucky that no one was hurt."
Le Huy Hoang, deputy director of the Hanoi Metropolitan Rail Management Board, halted the construction work and asked South Korean contractor Posco E&C to make report about the case.
Hoang said the 10m girder was not properly secured to the crane.
"We'll determine individual responsibility upon receiving the report and make an assessment of the case," he said.
On May 12, all equipment and material being used for the project will be inspected.
"Low quality and out-of-date equipment will be removed. We'll resume construction when everything is good and ready," Hoang said.
