Rescue operations below manner in Vadodara district after a number of automobiles fall into river.
At the least 9 folks have been killed after the collapse of a bridge over a river in India’s western Gujarat state, in response to authorities.
Gujarat’s Well being Minister Rushikesh Patel stated a number of automobiles fell into Mahisagar River when a portion of Gambhira Bridge collapsed on Wednesday morning.
The bridge within the state’s Vadodara district had been constructed in 1985, added Patel.
Anil Dhameliya, a senior civil servant, advised reporters at the least 9 our bodies had been recovered, with 5 others injured within the incident. Rescue operations had been below manner, he stated.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated the accident was “deeply saddening” and provided condolences to the households of those that died.
India’s infrastructure has lengthy been marred by security considerations, typically resulting in main disasters on highways and bridges.
In 2022, a colonial-era cable suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchu River in Gujarat, sending lots of plunging into the water and killing at the least 132.