Vadodara Gambhira bridge collapse: 9 dead after vehicles fall into Mahisagar river as bridge collapses in Gujarat
The Gambhira bridge is 900 metres long and has 23 support pillars. It connects Vadodara and Anand districts and was opened to the public in 1985.
As many as 9 other folks died and five others had been rescued after part of an susceptible bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Vadodara district on Wednesday morning. The accident passed off when a slab of the Gambhira bridge, built over the Mahisagar river, all straight away gave formula. The bridge connects central Gujarat to the Saurashtra home. In accordance to Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel, five to six autos, in conjunction with two trucks and two vans, fell into the river after the collapse. “Sadly, three lives had been misplaced and five other folks had been rescued,” the minister immediate the media.
The bridge used to be built in 1985, and maintenance had been performed most frequently, he talked about. On the varied hand, the explicit trigger of the collapse is quiet no longer identified and may also be investigated.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has asked technical experts to focus on with the positioning and uncover what brought about the slab to fall.
Movies from the scene showed that a astronomical slab between two improve pillars of the bridge had utterly fallen into the river.
The accident took boom at around 7:30 in the morning, talked about Padra police inspector Vijay Charan. Rescue efforts started staunch now, with inspire from the Vadodara fire division, local other folks, and diversified groups.
A crew from the Nationwide Catastrophe Response Pressure (NDRF) used to be additionally despatched to the achieve with rescue tools.
The Gambhira bridge is 900 metres long and has 23 improve pillars. It connects Vadodara and Anand districts and used to be opened to the public in 1985.
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