Fatal scaffolding collapse at German bridge construction site

A scaffolding collapse on a bridge being built in Germany has killed at least one worker and seriously injured several others, police say.

A 40m (130ft) newly-built section of the bridge, as well as scaffolding around it, fell 20m onto workers, said police spokesman Bjorn Schmitt.
It was not immediately clear what caused the accident, which happened on Wednesday near the town of Werneck.
There are thought to have been around 20 workers on the site at the time.
Initial police reports at the scene of the collapse in northern Bavaria suggested at least two people had been killed.
Mr Schmitt said he was concerned that workers were buried under the wreckage of the scaffolding.
Authorities are trying to establish if any cars had been travelling along the country road which passed underneath it at the time.