Crackdown on overloaded trucks after deadly collapse

Two vehicles, each carrying more than 100 tons of steel, blamed for incident

After overloaded freight trucks were blamed for the collapse of an overpass in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, that killed three people on Thursday, transportation authorities around China said over the weekend they will enforce inspections and impose maximum penalties on truck drivers who overload their vehicles.

The collapse happened at about 6:10 pm on Thursday along National Highway 312 after the overpass tipped to one side. A preliminary investigation suggested the collapse was caused by heavily overloaded trucks, Wuxi's city government said in a statement.