According to authorities in Gujarat, India’s western state, a bridge collapse over a river resulted in at least nine fatalities.
When a portion of the Gambhira Bridge collapsed on Wednesday morning, Gujarat’s health minister Rushikesh Patel reported that several vehicles slammed into the Mahisagar River.
Patel continued, adding that the state’s Vadodara district had built the bridge in 1985.
At least nine bodies have been recovered, according to senior civil servant Anil Dhameliya, five of whom were seriously hurt in the incident. He claimed that rescue operations were taking place.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences to the victims’ families and said the accident was “deeply saddening.”
Safety concerns have long plagued India’s infrastructure, sometimes causing major accidents on highways and bridges.
Source: Aljazeera
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