2007年8月13日16时45分许,湖南省湘西自治州凤凰县沱江大桥突然坍塌,当时该桥已经建成,但尚未通车,作业人员正在拆除施工脚手架。事故发生后,正在国外访问的国家主席胡锦涛作出重要指示,要求尽最大努力搜救下落不明人员,救治伤员。迅速组织事故调查组,查明事故原因,严肃追究责任者;吸取事故教训,举一反三,严防类似 At 13:45 on August 13, 2007, the Tuojiang River Bridge in Fenghuang County, Hunan Province, suddenly collapsed. At that time, the bridge was completed but not yet open to traffic and construction workers were removing the scaffolding. After the accident, President Hu Jintao, who is currently on an overseas visit, made an important directive and urged that every effort be made to search for and rescue unaccounted persons and to treat the wounded. Quickly organize the accident investigation team to identify the cause of the accident and seriously hold responsible persons; learn lessons from the accident, give top priority and prevent similarities