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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk01:07, 13 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... that a motorway bridge collapsed during construction in Berkshire, England, in 1972, killing three people? Source: "inadequate checking of calculations caused an M4 bridge to collapse while under construction last October killing three men and seriously injuring seven" from:New Scientist. Reed Business Information. 19 April 1973. p. 156.
    • ALT1: ... that the Loddon Bridge disaster, which killed three people, led to changes in how falsework was managed on British construction sites? Source: "the collapse of a falsework structure for a bridge over the river Loddon, near Reading, UK, in 1972 with the loss of three lives led to the UK Government forming an advisory committee on falsework which in 1975 published the Bragg report. This report led to the suggestion that supervisors called Temporary Works Coordinators be appointed to preside over temporary structures projects. It was first codified into the UK code BS 5975 in 1982 and only referred to falsework. However, later revisions included all temporary structures." from: Summerhayes, Stuart D. (19 February 2010). Design Risk Management: Contribution to Health and Safety. John Wiley & Sons. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-4443-1890-6.
    • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ortez Alderson

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:10, 30 December 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.
Overall: @Dumelow: Good article. Though I would prefer if you added an infobox similar to Battersea Park funfair disaster that happened that same year. Onegreatjoke (talk) 21:08, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]