Death toll in Vietnam's bridge collapse hits 50

Two more deaths have been reported following last week's bridge collapse in southern Vietnam, raising the death toll to 50, an official said Monday.

One patient died in the hospital Monday morning, while another body was recovered from the debris a day earlier, said Nguyen Van Cong, spokesman for Vietnam's Transportation Ministry. All the victims were Vietnamese construction workers.

The accident, which happened Wednesday on a section of the bridge being built, also injured 81 people. Three remain missing, and the death toll is expected to rise because many badly injured workers are in critical condition, said Dang Van Tam, director of Central Can Tho General Hospital. The cause of the accident is still under investigation, Cong said.