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Majerhat Flyover Tragedy: 5 major incidents of bridge collapse in India
Majerhat flyover collapse is the latest in the long line of incidents that have claimed hundreds of lives. Here are 5 major incidents of bridge collapse n India
DNA Web Team | Sep 04, 2018, 08:09 PM IST
1.Majerhat bridge collapse in Kolkata on September 4, 2018: One killed
A portion of 40-year-old Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed around 4.45 pm on Tuesday, killing at leasr one person, trapping several people and crushing many vehicles. The bridge in the crowded Alipore runs over the Majerhat Railway Station and connects the city centre to Behala and other southern suburbs.
(Photo: AFP)
2.Andheri bridge collapse on July 3, 2018: 2 killed
An over-bridge at a railway station in Mumbai's Andheri suburb collapsed during heavy rains on July 3 this year, killing 2 people.
Out of the five injured, three were in critical condition. While one of the critical injured Asmita Katkar died a few days later, another victim 52-year-old Manoj Mehta, who was shifted to ICU ward at Nanavati Hospital from civic-run RN Cooper Hospital died on July 29.
(Photo: Anagha Sawant/DNA)
3.Varanasi flyover collapse on May 15, 2018: 18 killed
A portion of an under-construction flyover in Varanasi collapsed on May 15, killing at least 18 people. An FIR was registered against the UP State Bridge Corporation officials, who were working on the site, under section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), section 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) of the IPC on May 16.
(Photo: PTI)
4.Mahad bridge collapse on Savitri river on August 2, 2016: 28 killed
A bridge on Mumbai-Goa highway near Mahad, in Raigad district, collapsed on August 2 in the middle of the night. Several vehicles, including two state-run buses, fell down in the Savitri river after the collapse of the British-era bridge. 28 bodies were recovered after days of exhaustive search.
The bridge was located on Mumbai-Goa Highway near Mahad, about 170 km from Mumbai. The river, which turned into a torrent due to heavy downpour in its catchment area in Mahabaleshwar, weakened the foundations of the bridge, which ultimately gave way.
(Photo: PTI)
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5.Vivekananda flyover collapse in Kolkata on March 31, 2016: 27 killed
On March 31, 2016, a portion of under construction Vivekananda flyover in Kolkata collapsed, leaving as many as 27 people dead and several others injured.
Later, three FIRs were filed by the Kolkata Police against IVRCL – the company responsible for the construction of the flyover. Several senior officials of the IVRCL were arrested by the Kolkata Police.
(Photo: PTI)
