On 16th, officials including firefighters are continuing the search operation for missing persons at the site of the collapse of the double-track 신안산선 railway in Iljik-dong, Gwangmyeong City./Courtesy of News1

The funeral ceremony for a worker in their 50s who died in a collapse at the underground tunnel construction site of the Shin-Ansan Line in Gwangmyeong City was held solemnly on the 19th.

According to the police, the funeral ceremony for Mr. A, who died in this accident, was held that morning at a funeral home in Gwangmyeong.

The accident occurred on the 11th at approximately 3:13 p.m. when the construction site of the underground tunnel at section 5-2 of the double-track Shin-Ansan Line in Iljik-dong, Gwangmyeong, and the upper road collapsed.

Mr. A, who was reported missing immediately after the accident, was found dead at a depth of 21 meters underground at the accident site on the 16th at approximately 8:03 p.m., about 125 hours later. The police have formed a dedicated investigation team to investigate the cause of the accident.

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