Two people were killed and four others injured when an overpass collapsed in South Korea on Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Initial local media reports said that at least six people were injured in the accident, with further casualties being checked.

The overpass, which was being demolished in the capital Seoul, collapsed at about 2:32 p.m. local time.

An unnamed official from the Seoul metropolitan government was quoted as saying that one side of the overpass had caved in while rescue operations were underway.