 At least two people were killed and a crew member was injured when a cargo ship rammed into a bridge in southern China, cutting the structure in half. According to Chinese authorities, the maritime search and rescue center in Guangzhou said two vehicles fell into the water and three others landed on the vessel after it crashed into the Lixinqia Bridge in the southern part of the city in the Pearl River Delta. According to the official Weibo account of Guangzhou Nansha District, the freighter was. Traveling between the cities of Foshan and Guangzhou when it slammed into the Lixinqia Bridge, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The boat came into contact with the bridge pillars, causing the roadway above to collapse, CCTV said. Dramatic photographs of the aftermath circulating on Chinese social media showed the bridge split in two with the large stricken ship stationery under the structure .4 vehicles and an electric motorbike were knocked off the bridge. The cause of the crash was not immediately known, authorities said. Meanwhile, the barge's owner has been brought under control. Guangzhou is a major industrial and manufacturing region and comprises a dense network of shipping routes. The Lixinqia Bridge is located in Guangzhou's Nansha District, a major international shipping hub and the mega city reinforcement work on the bridge due to structural concerns had been repeatedly postponed in recent years.