Three rescued after NE China road cave-in

 HARBIN, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Three people have been rescued after a section of road collapsed¹ on Tuesday in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province, rescuers told Xinhua.

The three have been sent to hospital, rescuers said.

The cave-in happened at around 4 p.m. in Liaoyang Street in Nangang district of Harbin, leaving a 10-square-meter and 10-meter deep pit on the road.

As of 9 p.m., the number of casualties is still unknown, while witnesses said they saw some people fall into the pit when the cave-in occurred.

Rescue work and investigation² into the cause of the accident is under way.

A temporary traffic ban has been imposed on the road.

1 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。