Kolkata flyover tragedy: Rajnath Singh, Rahul Gandhi express condolences

As many as ten people died on Thursday following the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Girish Park area of North Kolkata. The eye-witnesses claimed that nearly 150 people are stuck under the collapsed bridge.

Rescue operation is currently underway to recover the people stuck under the debris. "We heard a noise and got scared. Yesterday it was welded.The bridge collapsed. I think at least 150 people are under the debris," an eye-witness Ramesh Kejriwal told ANI.

"It was a powerful collapse sent shivers down my spine," another eye-witness added. The army, police and the ambulance reached the accident spot to evacuate the victims. The police were making desperate attempts to lift up the fallen bridge.

BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya tried to give the incident a political turn. "It is a grave example of how corrupt Mamata govt is. People will never forgive Mamata Banerjee and her govt for this."

भ्रष्टाचार का प्रमाण है #Kolkata मे गिरा निर्माणाधीन पुल।पाप का घड़ा भर गया,ममता जी की ममता सत्ता से है,जनता से नही। pic.twitter.com/9ZUS40fwaO

— Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) March 31, 2016

ममता बनर्जी सरकार के भृष्टाचार का यह एक बहुत ही गंभीर उदाहरण है, इस भ्रष्ट सरकार को जनता बिल्कुल माफ़ नहीं करेगी। pic.twitter.com/MBad1lQCqb

— Kailash Vijayvargiya (@KailashOnline) March 31, 2016

Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Congress Vice PResident Rahul Gandhi expressed condolences to the victims of the accident:

Deeply saddened to know that precious lives have been lost in the Kolkata accident.My heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased

— Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) March 31, 2016

Spoke to DG NDRF who apprised me of the situation at the accident site in Kolkata. NDRF teams have been rushed to the spot for rescue ops

— Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) March 31, 2016

My heart goes out to the people who have lost loved ones in this tragedy

— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) March 31, 2016

The flyover collapse in Calcutta is a horrible tragedy. Let's refrain from playing politics over it.

— SUHEL SETH (@suhelseth) March 31, 2016

My prayers go out to all those who've been injured and my condolences to the families of the bereaved in the flyover collapse. #Kolkata

— SUHEL SETH (@suhelseth) March 31, 2016