HANOI, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's relevant agencies have defined four
signs of wrongdoings that led to the collapse of an approach ramp leading to
Vietnam's Can Tho bridge, according to local media on Tuesday.
The 90-meter section of the approach ramp in southern Vinh Long province,
which is 30 meters above the ground, collapsed on Sept. 26, killing 53 people,
leaving one missing and 80 others injured.
The first sign of wrongdoing is about execution method, in which technical
requirements for casting concrete was not fully met, said Saigon Liberation
newspaper.
The second sign of wrongdoing is that the execution's surveillance work was
not done perfectly.
The third involves in the use of scaffold systems of poor quality, and the
fourth is the untimely action of relevant organizations and individuals who
received warnings about the presence of cracks on one side of the approach ramp.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered a temporary suspension of the
rebuilding of the collapsed ramp to ensure working safety, and asked rescue work
to continue to recover the single worker believed still trapped in the debris,
said Vietnam News newspaper.
Dung told the major contractor -- a partnership of three Japanese firms
Taisei, Kajima and Nippon Steel -- that their cooperation would help the
national investigation committee's work. This was to identify the cause of the
accident and assess the responsibilities of those involved in its construction.
He has ordered the committee to report to him within a month.
Construction of approach ramps and the cable-braced bridge's main span over
the Hau River, linking Can Tho city and Vinh Long, with total length of nearly
16 km, began in September 2004.
The investment of 295 million U.S. dollars came from official development
assistance of Japan and the Vietnamese government's reciprocal capital. It is
scheduled to be complete in December 2008.