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Five people were killed and 29 injured after a major portion of a foot overbridge near a train station in south Mumbai collapsed in the evening.
Updated : Mar 15, 2019, 12:19 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed deep anguish over the loss of lives in the Mumbai foot overbridge collapse.
Five people were killed and 29 injured after a major portion of a foot overbridge near a train station in south Mumbai collapsed in the evening.
"Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to the foot overbridge accident in Mumbai. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. Wishing that the injured recover at the earliest," Modi tweeted.
Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to the foot overbridge accident in Mumbai. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. Wishing that the injured recover at the earliest. The Maharashtra Government is providing all possible assistance to those affected.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 14, 2019
He said the Maharashtra government was providing all possible assistance to those affected.
Maharashtra CM also shared his condolence after foot overbridge collapsed in Mumbai. He wrote on Twitter, "Pained to hear about the FOB incident near TOI building in Mumbai. Spoke to BMC Commissioner and @MumbaiPolice officials and instructed to ensure speedy relief efforts in coordination with @RailMinIndia officials."
Pained to hear about the FOB incident near TOI building in Mumbai.
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) March 14, 2019
Spoke to BMC Commissioner and @MumbaiPolice officials and instructed to ensure speedy relief efforts in coordination with @RailMinIndia officials.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the collapse of a foot overbridge in Mumbai is deeply saddening. "My thoughts are with the families who lost their loved ones in this accident. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured."
The collapse of a foot Overbridge in Mumbai is deeply saddening. My thoughts are with the families who lost their loved ones in this accident. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) March 14, 2019
Railway Ministry also tweeted that Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has expressed his sincere condolences to the families of the victims in Mumbai Bridge Collapse. Railway doctors and personnel are cooperating with BMC in relief and rescue operations.
Railway Minister @PiyushGoyal expresses his sincere condolences to the family of the victims in Mumbai Bridge Collapse. Railway doctors and personnel are cooperating with BMC in relief and rescue operations.
— Piyush Goyal Office (@PiyushGoyalOffc) March 14, 2019
Congress President Rahul Gandhi took to his Facebook and said, "I am saddened on hearing the news of the Mumbai foot overbridge collapse. I express my heartfelt condolences to the families of those who have died. I pray that injured get relief soon."