A bridge girder slipped off a raised platform at a construction site in central Japan early Thursday, killing two workers and leaving six others injured, police have said.
Among them, seven people were taken to the hospital after the incident, which occurred at around 3:10 a.m.
The two workers who were later confirmed dead are Hisao Murota, 53, and Kaname Maeda, 51, police said, adding that four other workers were seriously injured.