On Friday 2 November 2012, four workers died during the construction of a highway bridge at Kurimany in eastern Slovakia.
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- The incident also resulted in 11-12 injuries in addition to the four fatalities. The bridge was being constructed between Kurimany and Iliašovce in the Prešov Region. A German engineer was later charged over the collapse due to errors in structural engineering.
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- SecondaryThe Slovak SpectatorFOUR deaths and 12 injuries resulted from the collapse of a highway bridge under construction between Kurimany and Iliašovce, both located in Prešov Region
- SecondaryThe Slovak SpectatorConstruction companies involved in the works at the collapsed bridge near Kurimany and Iliašovce will compensate families of victims of the tragedy, which took place on November 2
- SecondaryThe Slovak SpectatorDue to the error in the structural engineering, four workers died while another 11 suffered injuries
- SecondaryIOLAt least four workers died when a motorway bridge under construction in eastern Slovakia collapsed