Five killed in Chongqing wall collapse

Five people were killed in an accident at a high-speed railway project under construction in Chongqing's Shapingba district on Thursday, according to Xinhua News.

The accident happened at around 11 am on Thursday when a wall of a project along the middle line of the Chengdu-Chongqing High-speed Railway in the district's Huilongba town collapsed, according to the local emergency management authorities.

The local government sent personnel to the scene immediately for rescue work, and an investigation is underway.