China subway collapse: 7 dead, 14 missing

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A subway tunnel collapse in eastern China over the weekend killed at least seven people and 14 others remain missing, state-run media reported late Monday.

The search continues for the missing, believed to be trapped at the collapsed subway construction site in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, the Xinhua news agency reported.

The collapse injured 24 people, all of whom were initially hospitalized, Xinhua said. As of late Monday, 11 had been released.

The accident happened at 3:20 p.m. Saturday when a 75-meter-long section of the subway tunnel under construction collapsed at the Fengqing Avenue in Xiaoshan District.

The company overseeing the project, China Railway Construction Group, has stopped all of its subway construction in the city pending safety checks, said Bai Zhongren, vice president of the company.

The accident is being investigated.

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