Ferry dock accident kills seven in US

Several other people sustained injuries after a deck gangway collapsed in the state of Georgia, local authorities have said

At least seven people died and several others were hospitalised when a ferry dock walkway buckled in the US state of Georgia on Saturday, local authorities have said.

Eight people were hospitalized, at least six of them with critical injuries, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said in a statement, as quoted by the Associated Press.